Capacity use at 9yr highs. Debit accounts in vogue

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Credit/debit cards; Tourism; Business survey; Petrol; Consumer Confidence Business survey: The NAB business conditions index eased from +12.7 points to +12.0 points in May. The business confidence index eased from... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 6 June, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly declined over the last week, albeit modestly except in Australia where worries about the economy weighed particularly on... Read more continue reading

Key takeaways from PIMCO’s Secular Outlook: Five pivot points to watch

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In a world of insecure stability, investors must prepare for 5 policy pivots that will test markets. In PIMCO’s recently published Secular Outlook, Pivot Points, authors Richard Clarida, Andrew Balls and... Read more continue reading

Record exports to China. Flood crimps coal exports

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International trade; China trade Trade surplus: The trade surplus fell from $3,169 million to $555 million in April. The Queensland floods were largely responsible in slashing coal receipts by $2,521... Read more continue reading

Paris exit shifts spotlight to states, businesses

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Stuart Dalheim, Shareholder Engagement Manager and Kristina Friedman, ESG Senior Research Analyst at Calvert Research and Management, a leader in Responsible Investing, note that pulling out of the Paris Agreement... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 2 June, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets generally rose over the last week helped by reasonable economic data and expectations central banks will remain benign. Eurozone... Read more continue reading

Slowest pace of borrowing in three years

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Private sector credit; China Purchasing Managers Indexes Lending: Private sector credit rose by 0.4 per cent in April after a 0.4 per cent gain in March. Annual credit growth of... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 26 May, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rose over the last week, reversing the Trump FBI/Russia Bump from the previous week as investors bought the dip... Read more continue reading

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