Australian markets are becoming complacent

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Volatility has died down since the dramatic spike witnessed in February 2018, but a return to near-historic lows should raise eyebrows among investors. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX Index, a measure... Read more continue reading

CommSec Research. Best annual employment conditions on record

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Business survey; Consumer confidence Business confidence: The NAB business confidence index rose from 20-month lows of +5.6 points in June to +6.6 points in July. The long-term average is +6.0 points.... Read more continue reading

Recession watch – is a recession “imminent”?

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Dave Lafferty, Chief Market Strategist at Natixis Investment Managers examines why a “recession is imminent”… A Recession is Coming Economic forecasting is a tough business, not to mention incredibly imprecise.... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 10 August, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly rose over the last week as economic and profit news was mostly favourable and there was nothing really... Read more continue reading

National property listings slide in July – asking house prices dip in some cities

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Figures released yesterday by SQM Research reveal national residential listings dropped 5.2% in July 2018 to 314,229, with drops in all capital cities after only four weekends falling during the... Read more continue reading

It’s time to drop the FAANG label

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In the wake of Facebook’s plummeting share price, there has been much talk of the so-called FAANG shares and their earnings performance. But investors should not be misled by the... Read more continue reading

Insight Investment’s global economic outlook for the week ahead (week starting 6 August 2018)

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Outlook : US re-imposes tariffs on Iran and Chinese trade data in be in focus, along with US CPI Trade tensions and tariffs should remain in focus next week and... Read more continue reading

Petrol price plunge; Job ads near 7-year high

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Weekly petrol prices; Job advertisements Unleaded petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 4.6 cents to 142.1 cents a litre... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 3 August, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US shares rose over the last week helped by strong earnings results and a bounce back in tech stocks, European,... Read more continue reading

Trade surplus soars; US trade near record lows

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International trade Trade surplus: The trade surplus rose from $725 million in May (previously $827 million) to $1,873 million in June. It was the 11th surplus in 13 months. Net exports: Net exports... Read more continue reading