Weekly economic and market update – week ending 21 February, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments While US shares rose slightly over the last week making a new record high gains were tempered by concerns about consumer spending. Meanwhile shares fell... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 14 February, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares rose over the last week helped by hopes that Trump’s tariffs won’t be as bad as feared following more delays to their start... Read more continue reading

Investment outlook Q&A – Tariff man and Aust exports, the RBA, $A & gold

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Key points Trump’s tariff war has potentially another 6-9 months to go at least. This poses an ongoing threat to shares, but their relative resilience so far risks emboldening Trump... Read more continue reading

More Trump tariffs (and deals) – implications for investors and Australia

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Key points US President Trump has announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China and is threatening more tariffs. The one-month delay to tariffs with Canada & Mexico is a sign... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 31 January, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares were mixed over the last week with US shares down as tech shares fell on the back of the rise of DeepSeek’s AI... Read more continue reading

The Fed: extended sabbatical or a short break

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As was pretty much universally expected the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept the policy rate target range unchanged at 4.25-4.50 per cent when it met overnight. The Fed... Read more continue reading

The Fed’s dilemma and wage growth

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As the Reserve Bank of Australia decides on the next interest rate movement, Mahmood Pradhan, Head of Global Macro, Amundi Investment Institute looks at the state of current rate policy... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States: State and Territory Economic Performance Report, January 2025

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out which state or territory is Australia’s economic leader. Now in its 16th year, the report also... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 24 January, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global and Australian shares saw a relief rally over the last week as President Trump provided no negative surprises and there was a lack of... Read more continue reading

What’s driven the fall in the $A? Does it threaten inflation and RBA easing?  

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Key points The $A has been hit since September by the return of Trump, a hawkish pivot by the Fed versus the RBA and concerns about the outlook for iron... Read more continue reading