Petrol spikes to fresh 4-month highs

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Weekly Petrol Prices Weekly Petrol Price: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 9.1 cents in the past week to 143.7... Read more continue reading

Avenir Capital reinforces investment team

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Australian boutique fund manager, Avenir Capital has reinforced its global investment team with the appointment of equities analyst Alexander Chin as an Investment Associate. Mr Chin joins Avenir from Peters... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 22 March, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While Eurozone shares fell slightly, other major share markets rose over the last week helped by Fed dovishness. From their December... Read more continue reading

Aussie jobless rate at 10-year low; Queensland population growth rate at 5-year high

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Labour force; Population Employment rose by 4,600 in February after a revised 38,300 increase in jobs in January (previously reported as a 39,100 increase in jobs). Full-time jobs fell by... Read more continue reading

Spending growth lifts in February

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending is growing at the fastest rate in nine months according to the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI). The BSI, a measure of... Read more continue reading

Aussie housing wealth falls; Sydney home sales activity hits 15½-year low

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Home prices; Consumer sentiment; Reserve Bank Board minutes Home prices: The Bureau of Statistics reports that Australian home prices fell by 2.4 per cent in the December quarter to stand... Read more continue reading

Brisbane petrol prices hit 4-month highs – Diesel prices at 13-week highs

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Weekly Petrol Prices Petrol: According to data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 4.1 cents in the past week to 134.6... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 15 March, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rose over the last week helped by benign economic data. Australian shares slipped though with consumer and financial... Read more continue reading

Value of loans for home renovations hit record low. Business confidence hits 3-year low

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Consumer sentiment; NAB business survey; Lending; Credit cards Business survey: The NAB business conditions index eased from +6.6 points in January to +4.4 points in February, below the long-term average of... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 8 March 8, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week US, Eurozone, Japanese and Chinese shares fell over the last week on worries about global growth, but Australian shares pushed slightly... Read more continue reading