Did the Australian economy present any surprises over 2017?

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While weather events created some volatility in the data, it appears as though the Australian economy is poised to expand by around 2.50% to 2.75% over 2017. Monetary policy settings... Read more continue reading

Insight’s Global economic outlook for the week – as at 21 November, 2017

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Key points highlighted by Steve Waddington, Portfolio Manager in the Multi Asset Group at Insight Investment, a global investment manager, on highlights from the European and US markets this week... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 17 November, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While Chinese shares rose 0.2% over the last week, US shares fell 0.1%, Eurozone shares fell 1.1%, Japanese shares lost 1.3%... Read more continue reading

Australian home size hits 20-year low

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CommSec Home Size Trends Report The average floor size of an Australian home (houses and apartments) has fallen to a 20-year low. Data commissioned by CommSec from the Australian Bureau... Read more continue reading

Wage growth lifts from lows; Watchful consumers

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Wage Price Index; Consumer confidence Consumer confidence: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment fell by 1.7 per cent in November after lifting 3.6 per cent in October and rising... Read more continue reading

Thoughts on the week ahead from Steve Waddington at Insight Investment – as at 14 November, 2017

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After a relatively calm week in terms of releases, this week is packed with inflation announcements. In addition to the key US consumer price index (CPI) report on Wednesday, we... Read more continue reading

Jerome Powell a “continuity candidate”, says Principal Global Investors 

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Meet the new boss “Two days after the actual Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, President Trump officially nominated Jerome Powell to be the new Fed chair, replacing Janet Yellen... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 10 November, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week with US and Eurozone shares down a bit partly due to US tax... Read more continue reading

IMF too optimistic on EM debt, says Eaton Vance

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Investors may be wise to take with a grain of salt the International Monetary Fund’s latest projections about the sustainability of emerging market (EM) debt levels, says the global investment... Read more continue reading

Will passive save active?

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This month, instead of a market rehash, we’ll turn to the ever-popular active vs. passive debate. Our objective is not to argue that one is better than the other –... Read more continue reading