Weekly market update, week ending 19 May, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most global share markets fell over the last week on the back of the political crisis around President Trump. Australian shares... Read more continue reading

Jobless rate nears 4-year lows

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Labour force Employment rose by 37,400 in April after rising by 60,000 in March (previously reported as a rise of 60,900 jobs). Full-time jobs fell by 11,600 while part-time jobs... Read more continue reading

Three reasons why the risks for the Australian dollar are still on the downside

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Key points The closure of speculative short positions in the $A, a bounce in commodity prices, delays in Fed rate hikes and expectations the next interest rate move by the... Read more continue reading

Time for a raise?

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Low pay and rising inequality were policy challenges even before the onset of the financial crisis, and these issues have become more pertinent after the downturn. Against this backdrop, the... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 12 May, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The last week saw mixed results from share markets with US, European and Chinese shares down a bit but gains in... Read more continue reading

Savvy consumers; Healthy inbound tourism

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Credit & debit card data; Tourism The average credit card balance recorded fell by $25 to $3,124 in March. In smoothed terms (12 month average) the average balance was down... Read more continue reading

Federal Budget 2017 analysis

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The Government handed down the 2017 Federal Budget on 9 May. It is no surprise that the main focus of the Budget was to address the issues of affordable housing... Read more continue reading

Federal Budget good news for infrastructure investments

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The Federal Budget handed down on Tuesday is a very exciting one for infrastructure spend and should create numerous opportunities for investors over the next few years and indeed decades,... Read more continue reading

Comfortable Chinese inflation

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China inflation Chinese inflation: Consumer prices rose by 1.2 per cent in the year to April (forecast +1.1 per cent). Non-food inflation rose from 2.3 per cent to 2.4 per... Read more continue reading

YTML and Budget on same page

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YTML welcomes the announcements made overnight in the Federal Budget regarding the Government’s commitment to create an environment where fintech businesses can flourish in Australia. According to YTML CEO Kevin... Read more continue reading