Wholesale petrol prices hit 4-year highs

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Weekly Petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 0.6 cents to a four-month high of 152.8 cents a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 21 September, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw “risk on” with the latest escalation in the US/China trade conflict being less than feared and reports... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 14 September, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw most share markets rise helped by good economic data, talk of another round of US/China trade talks... Read more continue reading

Not all income is created equal

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Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have become a popular way for investors to gain exposure not only to passive indices but to a range of market factors. Smart beta ETFs, which... Read more continue reading

CommSec iPhone index: Australia 4th cheapest

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Economic trends Do we have a Goldilocks Aussie dollar – not too hot, not too cold, just about right? According to CommSec iPhone index Australia is now the 4th cheapest country... Read more continue reading

Loomis Sayles announces changes to global fixed income team leadership

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Loomis, Sayles & Company, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, announced that Kenneth Buntrock, portfolio manager and co-team leader of the global fixed income team, will retire in March 2019... Read more continue reading

Petrol prices hit 14-week high

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Weekly Petrol prices; China inflation Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 4.4 cents to a 14-week high of 151.0... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 7 August, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw share markets fall on the back of worries around emerging markets, trade wars and the potential regulation... Read more continue reading

Record trade with China

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International trade Trade surplus: The trade surplus eased from $1,937 million in June (previously $1,873 million) to $1,551 million in July. It was the 12th surplus in 15 months. Trade with China: Australia’s... Read more continue reading

Market Thinking – a view from the equity market

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Mark Tinker, Head of Framlington Equities Asia, comments on US and Asian Markets. While all the talk is of trade tensions, what we are seeing in the markets at the... Read more continue reading