Commodities, oil and $US to drive volatility in 2017

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Market volatility in 2017 will continue to be episodic – rather than prolonged – although asset price distortion will ultimately rectify during the year and be the forerunner of a... Read more continue reading

Petrol eases from 19-month highs; Best month for shares

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Weekly petrol price; Sharemarket perspective Retail petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 1.2 cents to 134.0 cents a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 27 January, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw share markets break higher helped by solid global economic data, good US earnings results and optimism that... Read more continue reading

2017 – a list of lists regarding the macro investment outlook

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Key points 2017 is likely to provide reasonable investment returns. Watch President Trump, the Fed and the $US, various Eurozone elections, global business conditions indicators and business confidence in Australia.... Read more continue reading

January investment strategy update

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Equities continued to make new highs as we moved into 2017, but we are mindful that the outlook is littered with macroeconomic and political risks – not least the forthcoming... Read more continue reading

Inflation becalmed; poised to lift only slowly

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Consumer price index Inflation: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter, below expectations for a... Read more continue reading

Inflation expectations at a 4½-year high

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Consumer Confidence Consumer confidence: The ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating eased from four-month highs, falling by 1.9 per cent to 117.0 in the week to January 22. Confidence is up... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States – January 2017

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Overall Results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; business investment; unemployment; construction work... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending January 20, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw shares fall a bit, further correcting some of the large gains seen since November amidst nervousness ahead... Read more continue reading

Trump’s first year: What’s realistic?

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With the inauguration of the 45th president imminent and the market’s high expectations for policymaking, what is realistic for investors to expect from Washington in 2017? We think the bottom... Read more continue reading