The threat of global deflation

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Introduction While a constant concern since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has been that easy monetary policies would cause surging inflation it simply hasn’t occurred. The absence of inflationary pressures... Read more continue reading

More confident, but does it matter?

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Consumer confidence Consumer sentiment: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence rose by 2.4 per cent in January to 93.2. The ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly survey previously showed that confidence rose... Read more continue reading

Above-average consumer confidence

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Consumer confidence Consumer confidence rises: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 1.4 per cent in the week to January 18 to a 4-week high of 113.6, well... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States

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January 2015 – Overall results 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;... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – Week ending Friday 16 January, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The “risk off” tone in markets continued over the past week with mixed US economic data and earnings results along with... Read more continue reading

2015 – a list of lists regarding the macro investment outlook

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Introduction 2014 saw good returns for diversified investors as the global economy continued to grow and monetary conditions remained easy, but a combination of uneven global growth, worries about deflation,... Read more continue reading

Jobs hit new highs and outlook bright

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Labour force Full-time jobs rose by 41,600 in December while part-time jobs rose fell by 4,100. Jobless rate falls: The unemployment rate fell from 6.2 per cent to 6.1 per... Read more continue reading

Job market improves; Lending at 12-month lows

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Lending Finance; Job vacancies Lending eases: Total lending finance fell by 1.9 per cent in November – the third fall in four months. Total lending in November stood at a... Read more continue reading

Spending intentions at 5-month high

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Consumer confidence; Chinese trade Consumer confidence rises: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.3 per cent in the week to January 11 to a 4-week high of... Read more continue reading

Petrol slides; jobs grow; housing slows

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Weekly petrol price report; Job ads; Home loans; Credit & debit cards Petrol prices ease: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol fell... Read more continue reading