Margin expansion; Term deposits slide

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Producer Prices; Private sector credit; The broad measure of business inflation – the producer price index (PPI), or final stage prices, rose by 0.3 per cent in the June quarter... Read more continue reading

Confidence on the mend

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Consumer confidence The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.6 per cent last week after rising by 4.5 per cent in the prior week. Three of the five... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 24 July, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly fell over the last week weighed down by some weak earnings results for US multinationals, lower commodity prices... Read more continue reading

The investment outlook – can the good returns continue?

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Key points The past financial year saw a third year in a row of solid returns for diversified investors. While returns are likely to slow over the year ahead, they... Read more continue reading

Asia: Too early to worry about El Niño as downside risks to growth persist

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After a period of lower oil prices and disinflation concerns, Asian markets are shifting their focus to the risk of an El Niño–driven food price inflation. But an absence of... Read more continue reading

Iran to add to oil supply and weigh on prices

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Petrol Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol rose by 0.3 cents per litre to 138.9 cents per litre in the... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States

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July 2015 How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 17 July, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets have had a good week reflecting good news regarding Greece, better than expected Chinese economic data, the nuclear agreement... Read more continue reading

As stimulus curtails, fundamentals will re-emerge as key drivers of portfolio returns

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With US monetary policy turning, fundamentals such as productivity and earnings growth are poised to regain prominence as drivers of investment return – with some key indicators “flashing red,” according... Read more continue reading

Housing boom; Confidence slides; China rebound

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Consumer confidence; New car sales; Dwelling starts; Chinese economic data; Consumer sentiment: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence fell by 3.3 per cent in July to 92.2. The confidence... Read more continue reading