China’s share market volatilty

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Key points Just as the rise in Chinese shares had little economic impact it’s hard to see the pullback having a significant economic impact either. Chinese economic growth is likely... Read more continue reading
15 Jul 2015

Lending eases from 7-year highs

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Lending finance; Credit & Debit cards; China trade Total new loans (personal, business, housing & lease) fell by 2.6 per cent in May after rising by 3.6 per cent lift... Read more continue reading
14 Jul 2015

Global events no cause for investor panic

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While it is a nervous time for investors at the moment, there is no need to start panicking just yet because the global events playing out are unlikely to be... Read more continue reading
13 Jul 2015

US Budget long-term outlook – an unsustainable imbalance

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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the budget deficit for fiscal year 2015 will narrow further, extending to six consecutive years a trend of shrinking deficits. But the longer term... Read more continue reading
10 Jul 2015

NSW drives the lift in job gains

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Labour force; Chinese inflation Jobs growth: Employment rose by 7,300 in June after rising by a revised 39,900 in May (previously estimated at a 42,100 rise in jobs). Full-time jobs rose... Read more continue reading
10 Jul 2015

Greek referendum will cause short-term volatility but unlikely to have long-term global market impact

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In Sunday’s referendum, the Greek populace overwhelming voted to reject the terms of the programme for reform and fiscal adjustment put forward by the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB)... Read more continue reading
08 Jul 2015

Greece: Thinking the Unthinkable

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Sunday’s referendum has pushed Greece closer to euro-area exit. A Greek departure would plunge the region into uncharted waters, with unpredictable consequences. But policymakers have powerful tools to combat contagion... Read more continue reading
08 Jul 2015

Greece after the “No” vote

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Key points The Greek No vote means more uncertainty ahead regarding Greece, with significantly heightened risk of a Greek exit from the Euro. The threat of a flow on to... Read more continue reading
07 Jul 2015

False start to the Fed’s rate hike cycle, says Saxo

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Greece’s seeming hour-by-hour descent into chaos at the end of the second quarter has fashioned an intensely uncertain framework casting markets at the mercy of headline risk. It is with... Read more continue reading
06 Jul 2015

High Swell: Riding the waves of volatility

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June proved to be a grim month for investors. Substantive falls in equities, wider credit spreads and higher bond yields made positive returns scarce. Only currency (mainly the USD) and... Read more continue reading
06 Jul 2015