Aussie 10-year bond yields hit 61-year low

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Yields on Australian 10-year bonds have fallen to the lowest levels since the early 1950s. This week, Aussie 10-year government bond yields hit 3.648 per cent – the lowest yield... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: Australia – the RBA, the economy & shares

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For some time our view has been that Australian interest rates need to be lower. The Reserve Bank at its last meeting seemed to be finally coming around to this... Read more continue reading

Business deflation?

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The broad measure of business inflation – the producer price index (PPI), or final stage prices, – fell by 0.3 per cent in the March quarter – marking the biggest... Read more continue reading

Stronger growth prospects position emerging markets to outperform

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An analysis of performance between December 2000 to December 2011 shows how countries with stronger economic growth – many of which are represented in the emerging markets complex – have... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week beginning 23 April 2012

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Europe remains a source of consternation, but there have been some positive developments. News that Italy is delaying its return to budget surplus by one year, Spanish banks’ bad loans... Read more continue reading

State of the states – state & territory performance report

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Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out how the states and territories are performing by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment, construction work done; population... Read more continue reading

US “industrial renaissance” leads three speed global outlook, says global funds manager

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The US economy looks set to benefit from an industrial renaissance in the coming decade driven by access to cheap domestic energy, says Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle) CIO Mark Burgess. This... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: China – soft landing, slow easing, shares cheap

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China’s growth rate has slowed to 8.1%…given monetary easing it is likely to stabilise at around 8% this year, consistent with a soft landing. Chinese economic data for March contained... Read more continue reading

Rate cut on the horizon

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The latest Reserve Bank Board minutes confirms that a rate cut is on the cards for next month provided inflation remains in check. “Slower growth in demand could be expected... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: Here we go again?

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After strong share market gains in the March quarter a correction or rough patch was inevitable and we now may have entered just that, particularly with the Euro-zone debt crisis... Read more continue reading