Financial markets and Federal elections

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Financial market events In the past seven elections, both the Australian dollar and the Australian sharemarket have risen in the three weeks following poll day. The Australian dollar has lifted... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 12 April, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets fell slightly over the last week on global growth concerns and renewed US/Europe trade war fears. Australian shares... Read more continue reading

Petrol price eases; Mixed signals on job hiring

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Weekly Petrol Prices; ANZ Job Ads Weekly Petrol Price: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 2.1 cents in the past... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 5 April, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets pushed higher over the last week helped by more “green shoots” pointing to improving global growth this year, including... Read more continue reading

Gender pay gap persists globally, with large-scale economic and social implications

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The oft-cited statistic that women earn approximately 80 cents for every dollar men earn still holds true in the U.S. [1] But what do the statistics mean? Behind the numbers... Read more continue reading

US chasing Australia on economic expansion, says Principal

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Principal’s Chief Global Economist, Dr Bob Baur, looks at how global markets fared in March. World economic outlook: green shoots “Stock markets plunged in December as evidence began to accumulate... Read more continue reading

Dead cat bounce: Credit Quarterly Outlook Q2 2019

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Key highlights: Global debt is near cyclical highs Despite weaker than expected data, markets rallied – a typical bear market rally The bar to cutting rates is low, with central... Read more continue reading

Budget surplus to drive consumption

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The Federal budget is expected to be in surplus for the first time since just prior to the global financial crisis in 2008. Economic forecasters are suggesting a surplus level... Read more continue reading

Aussie shares outperform property

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Home prices; Manufacturing Home prices: The CoreLogic Home Value Index of national home prices fell by 0.6 per cent in March – the smallest decline since October – to be... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 29 March, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week as global growth worries continue to impact. US and Eurozone shares rose a... Read more continue reading