Weekly market update – week ending 28 August, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets have gone from goodbye to good buy over the last week. The turmoil in global share markets continued into... Read more continue reading

Soft landing for construction work

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Construction work done Construction activity lifts: Construction work done in the June quarter rose by 1.6 per cent, driven by a 5.6 per cent rebound in engineering work. Residential work... Read more continue reading

Confidence eases from 7-week highs

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Weekly consumer confidence Consumer sentiment: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 0.2 per cent last week to stand 0.4 per cent lower than a year ago. What... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 21 August, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The global share market correction continued over the last week as worries intensified regarding emerging countries, their currency rout and the... Read more continue reading

Spending still expanding at a firm pace

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending consolidated in July after powering at an “above-normal” pace just after the Federal Budget. According to the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI),... Read more continue reading

The correction in share markets

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Key points Uncertainties regarding China, commodity prices, emerging countries and the Fed could see the correction in shares go further in the short term. A disappointing start to the Australian... Read more continue reading

Imports soar to record highs

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Imports of goods Imports lift: Imports of goods rose by 0.2 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms in July to record highs. Record imports from China, India: Annual imports from... Read more continue reading

Confidence up; Car sales near record highs

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Reserve Bank Board minutes: Weekly consumer confidence; Car sales Consumer sentiment: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.6 per cent last week to stand 0.6 per cent... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 14 August, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week was volatile as investment markets reacted to China’s move to devalue the Renminbi and make its determination more... Read more continue reading

RBA’s Kent on the labour market

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Kent reiterates the RBA’s view that the unemployment rate should be “little changed from recent levels over the next 18 months”. The labour market has been “adjusting more smoothly over... Read more continue reading