Unemployment rate falls to 5½-year low

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Labour force Employment rose by 50,900 in June after a 13,400 increase in May (previously reported as a rise of 12,000 jobs). Full-time jobs rose by 41,200 and part-time jobs rose... Read more continue reading

Melbourne draws record Sydney air travellers

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Domestic aviation Air traffic: According to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) there were 5.09 million passengers carried on Australian domestic commercial aviation (including charter operations) in... Read more continue reading

Sydney rental vacancy rates hit 13 year high rents down for the year

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The Sydney rental market has recorded the highest vacancy rate in at least 13 years according to SQM Research. Sydney’s rental vacancy rate rose to 2.8% in June with an... Read more continue reading

Insight Investment weekly review and global economic outlook for the week ahead

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Following last week’s payrolls, this was a quiet week for economic data, but trade numbers from China today showed that China’s monthly trade surplus with the US rose to a... Read more continue reading

Australia: Money for nothing

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The mid-winter lull in economic data continues in Australia. However, the all-important June employment report is issued on Thursday. Tourism and business sales data will also be keenly observed. The... Read more continue reading

Weakest business confidence in 20 months

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Business survey; Consumer confidence; China inflation Business confidence falls: The business confidence index fell from an upwardly-revised +6.7 points (previously +6.2 points) in May to +5.7 points in June – the... Read more continue reading

Despite pullback, the case for EM bonds remains strong

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Investor sentiment on emerging markets has swung negative in recent weeks on concerns over tariffs, trade, global growth and a resurgent U.S. dollar. “However, we believe the long-term case for... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 6 June, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Trade war fears continued to cause nervousness over the last week, weighing on Chinese, Japanese and Asian shares generally but US... Read more continue reading

US-China trade war creating market uncertainty

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Concerns about US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy initiatives, particularly over trade, took a back seat in May – but they didn’t go away. Trump’s stance has since become ever... Read more continue reading

CommSec Research: Construction jobs growth at 17-month low

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Performance of Construction Construction gauge: The Performance of Construction index (PCI) fell from 54.0 points in May to 50.6 points in June – the 17th consecutive month of expansion, but the lowest... Read more continue reading