Weekly market update – week ending 16 October, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While shares had a rough patch mid-week, they recovered into the end of the week helped by better US earnings reports... Read more continue reading

RBA warning to banking sector; More people in homes

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Financial Stability Review RBA highlights risk to banking sector. “Risks to the Australian banking system have increased somewhat over the past six months from banks’ lending to other sectors. The... Read more continue reading

Housing boom hasn’t peaked; Confidence lifts

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Dwelling starts; Consumer confidence; Chinese inflation data Consumer sentiment: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence rose by 4.2 per cent in October to 97.8. A reading of 100 is... Read more continue reading

Commodity tide is turning, equities rally

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Two big themes dominating markets last week were the upturn in global stock markets and the rally in commodities prices, says George Lucas, Instreet Investment’s managing director. “Oversupply issues have... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 9 October, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen the rebound in share markets and other growth related assets gather pace led by US shares... Read more continue reading

Crystals and investor worries as we go from seasonal weakness to strength

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Key points Risks regarding China and the Fed may be receding a bit for now but there remains plenty to keep an eye on including the risk of an “accident”... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 2 October, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen a real roller coaster ride for shares, with sharp falls early in the week – which... Read more continue reading

Focus on fundamentals imperative as market upheaval continues

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“Jittery investors are struggling to respond to market volatility and must accept that capital preservation is now a real risk.” This is the view of Joel Gray, Portfolio Manager at... Read more continue reading

Investors wary about world economy as Fed keeps rates steady

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Many may have thought steady US rates would be good news for global markets, but not so, says George Lucas, managing director Instreet Investment. The Fed’s failure to raise rates... Read more continue reading

Reality check for Australia’s new PM: Living standards have fallen 1.4% a year since 2011, says AB

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Political opinion polls and consumer sentiment data in Australia have surged in the two weeks since Malcolm Turnbull became Prime Minister, but global asset manager AllianceBernstein (AB) questioned today whether... Read more continue reading