The Fed hikes again, still gradual but likely to be a bit faster next year – implications for investors and Australia

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Key points The Fed has raised interest rates for the fifth time since first raising rates this cycle two years ago, taking the Fed Funds rate from a range of... Read more continue reading

2018 Global and local economic outlook

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The global economy is on course for its best year since 2010 as GDP in both the U.S. and the Eurozone is now expected to grow more rapidly than had been... Read more continue reading

Insight’s Global economic outlook for the week – as at 8 December, 2017

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Market and economic review Markets: profit-taking in equities while the US yield curve continues to flatten Stocks were buoyed at the start of the week by progress on the US... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 8 December, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares had a few wobbles early in the past week with a bit of profit taking partly triggered by the US... Read more continue reading

The Big Issues of 2018

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The Big Issues of 2018 For the past 16 years we have produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected to influence... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 1 December, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US shares rose over the last week to new record highs helped by progress on tax reform and Jerome Powell... Read more continue reading

2018 Global Macro Outlook

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For nearly a decade, financial markets have surfed a wave of low-cost money in the US, courtesy of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) massive quantitative easing (QE) programs that were... Read more continue reading

Fresh bubbles in the Southern seas

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Raphael Gallardo, Natixis Asset Management, says the inevitable slowdown in Chinese real estate is set to hamper commodities prices, and explains why this is bad news for Australia. “A real estate... Read more continue reading

Rising petrol prices pressure households

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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 4.4 cents last week to 141.5 cents a litre –... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 22 November, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While Chinese shares fell, US and Eurozone shares saw solid gains over the last week helped by good economic data as... Read more continue reading