Job ads flatten; Subdued Chinese prices

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Job advertisements; Chinese inflation Job advertisements: Job advertisements fell by 0.1 per cent in December after lifting by 1.1 per cent in November. It was only the first fall in... Read more continue reading
12 Jan 2016

US Federal Reserve – Lift off!

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Economic issues US Federal Reserve meeting: The Federal Reserve policymaking committee – the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) – has decided to raise interest rates for the first time in... Read more continue reading
18 Dec 2015

A New Year with familiar challenges for investors

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While the investment environment is likely to remain challenging and at times volatile in the New Year, investors with discipline and patience should expect to be rewarded with fair returns... Read more continue reading
17 Dec 2015

PIMCO Australia 2016 outlook: One more miracle?

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Summary Australia has had only three isolated quarters of negative real GDP growth over the last quarter of a century. While investors should be alert to the risk of a... Read more continue reading
16 Dec 2015

AMP Capital’s outlook for real assets in 2016

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Tim Humphreys said “Next year is shaping up  to be an interesting time for financial markets as the post-Global Financial  Crisis bull market faces a key test: dealing with the... Read more continue reading
15 Dec 2015

Strong China data: Production fastest in 5 months;

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Chinese economic data Chinese retail sales rose at an 11.2 per cent annual rate in the year to November. The result was above forecasts (+11.1 per cent) and the fastest... Read more continue reading
14 Dec 2015

The big issues of 2016

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For the past 12 years Comsec has produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected to influence the economy over the... Read more continue reading
10 Dec 2015

Early Christmas present for motorists

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Job advertisements; Weekly petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 1.6 cents per litre to 124.7 cents... Read more continue reading
08 Dec 2015

On the economy: New normal or abnormal?

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Over the past five years, the average annual growth of 2.1% in real gross domestic product clearly fits the narrative of the new normal. Yet the economy’s recent performance has... Read more continue reading
08 Dec 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 4 December, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week was dominated by worries about the Fed hiking rates later this month against a background of mixed economic... Read more continue reading
07 Dec 2015