Weekly Petrol Prices Petrol: According to data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 3.3 cents to 127.4 cents a litre in the past week. The petrol figures have implications for retailers, especially petrol marketing groups. What does it all mean? The Singapore gasoline price has lifted 6 […]
continue readingInvestment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares were flat to down over the past week not helped by weak economic data and trade uncertainty. Australian shares saw a strong rise though as the banks saw a Royal Commission relief rally, the prospect of RBA rate cuts provided a boost to retailers, […]
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11
Feb
2019
While the intent of the Labor Party’s (ALP) proposed franking tax credit rebate policy is admirable, the execution is far from it, according to a presenter at this afternoon’s Parliamentary Inquiry by the Senate Standing Committee in Sydney. They were told it is regressive and its discriminatory, “like cracking a nut with a sledgehammer with […]
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11
Feb
2019
What could go wrong for investors this year? In late November we produced our 2019 Outlook for the global economy and capital markets. In December, we highlighted five trends that would likely reverse in the coming year (growth, rates, monetary policy, the US dollar, and rising volatility). This month we itemise seven risks we see on the […]
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11
Feb
2019
Multi-asset funds failed to protect investors from the impact of volatile equity markets in 2018, according to the Natixis Investment Managers Global Portfolio Barometer. Adviser portfolios delivered negative returns across all regions, driven by falls in equity markets. But the analysis of investor portfolios in seven markets, conducted by the Natixis Portfolio Research & Consulting […]
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08
Feb
2019
Despite global share markets falling heavily in the last quarter, 2018 was a strong year for dividends across developed markets, with $A1.8 trillion paid out to shareholders, a $200+ billion, or 12.6%, increase[1] from the year before according to research by Plato Investment Management. “More than half, some 59%, of companies world-wide increased their dividends per […]
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08
Feb
2019
Brexit, the expected withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, is one of the biggest uncertainties that global investors are wrestling with today. “The exact path to Brexit is uncertain and remains a top worry for global investors,” says Christopher Dyer, Director of Global Equity at Eaton Vance. “With so many moving parts […]
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08
Feb
2019
Economic trends & issues The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) yesterday released retail spending data for the December quarter. CommSec obtained detailed spending data from the ABS in nominal and real (inflation-adjusted) terms. The data provides insights on how spending has been changing across the economy. Spending rose by just 0.1 per cent in real […]
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07
Feb
2019
Weekly Petrol Prices; Building Approvals; Job ads Building approvals: Council approvals to build new homes fell by 8.4 per cent in December to be down by 22.5 per cent over the year. Approvals stand at 5½-year lows. But Tasmanian dwelling approvals are at 8-year highs. Renovations: The trend value of alterations and additions approvals rose for the […]
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05
Feb
2019
Australian government bond yields continued to rally over January as weaker domestic economic readings led markets to become more confident that the next move in the cash rate would be down. Longer-dated yields benefitted from flight-to-quality flows when concerns over trade, Brexit and the US government shutdown were most elevated. Risk appetite recovered, with equity […]
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05
Feb
2019
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