Is market volatility back and how to prepare for more volatility?

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Marc Christopher Lavoie and Christian Crete, Portfolio Managers at Hexavest, an affiliate of Eaton Vance Investment Managers, note that escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea caused the CBOE... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 18 August, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week with a rebound early on as North Korea decided against shooting a missile... Read more continue reading

Best job growth in 12½ years; Wage winners

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Labour force; Average weekly earnings Employment rose for the 10th straight month, up by 27,900 in July after rising by 20,000 in June (previously reported as a rise of 14,000... Read more continue reading

Wage growth set to lift from lows

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Wage price index Wage growth: The wage price index rose by 0.5 per cent in the June quarter to be up 1.9 per cent over the year. Annual underlying inflation... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 10 August, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell over the last week on the back of escalating fears around conflict with North Korea. Bonds benefitted from... Read more continue reading

Australian housing – Still waiting for the decline

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Over the past five years, multiple forecasters have called the decline of Australian housing only to see prices continue moving from strength to strength. Indeed, some global investors are watching... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 4 August, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were flat to up slightly over the last week. While Apple drove the US Dow Jones index to a... Read more continue reading

A Little Bit of History Repeating?

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Historical patterns are among many indicators that can be helpful in the analysis of financial markets, since they can reveal valuable information of drivers or patterns pertinent to assets or... Read more continue reading

Stronger Aussie dollar curbs trade surplus

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International trade; New car sales Trade surplus: The trade narrowed from $2,024 million to $856 million in June. The rolling 12-month surplus rose from $8.9 billion to $12.7 billion (biggest... Read more continue reading

The break higher in the Australian dollar is likely to be limited – this is not 2007 all over again!

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Key points The $A has been pushed higher lately by a weaker $US, a rebound in commodity prices and technical considerations. The rising $A is a significant risk for the... Read more continue reading