Weekly wrap from Stephen Miller: Inflation

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German CPI inflation highest since unification Provisional March CPI inflation figures for Germany highlight the challenges facing the European Central Bank (ECB) ahead of the broader Euro area CPI release... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 25 March, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets were mixed over the past week with uncertainty over the war in Ukraine, a rebound in oil prices, increased Fed hawkishness and a... Read more continue reading

Record job ads for 15 Aussie occupations

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Skilled job vacancies The National Skills Commission’s Internet Vacancy Index (IVI) rose by 3.6 per cent in February (or 9,264 available positions) to a 13½-year high of 269,746 available positions.... Read more continue reading

Petrol hits record highs before easing…for now

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Weekly oil market update According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average unleaded petrol price rose by 14.9 cents a litre last week to a record high of... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 18 March, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments The past week saw share markets rebound helped by optimism about a peace deal in Ukraine, a fall back in oil prices, relief that the... Read more continue reading

The US Federal Reserve starts raising interest rates – implications for Australia and investors

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Key points The Fed has finally joined other central banks in raising interest rates, taking the Fed Funds rate from a range of 0-0.25% to 0.25-0.5%. This was well flagged... Read more continue reading

New aggressive stance from the Fed and implications of today’s labour force data release

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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increases the policy rate by 25bps – Fed ‘dot plot’ now better aligned with aggressive market expectations. Quantitative tightening (QT) to be announced at a... Read more continue reading

National rental crisis emerges as vacancy rate drops to fresh 16-year low

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SQM Research has revealed national residential property rental vacancy rates fell to 1.2% in February 2022, a fresh 16-year low and down from 1.3% in January 2022. Available rental properties... Read more continue reading

Petrol prices could top $2.50 a litre

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Weekly oil market update Last week, the benchmark Singapore gasoline price rose by US$7.29 or 5.9 per cent to an 8-year high of US$130.81 a barrel (highest since February 24,... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 11 March, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments The past week saw a further escalation in sanctions over the war in Ukraine with now energy being targeted resulting in another surge in oil... Read more continue reading