Business confidence lifts; Export sales at 13-year high

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NAB Business Survey; Credit & debit card lending; Weekly Consumer Confidence Business conditions and confidence: The NAB business confidence index rose 7.8 points to +11.0 points in July – a 10-month... Read more continue reading

Lending hits 6½-year high. Petrol at 8-month low

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Lending finance; Weekly Petrol Prices Lending soars. Total lending finance soared by 7.6 per cent in June, underpinned by a 12.1 per cent lift in business lending. Total new lending in... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 8 August, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The share market correction continued over the last week with a whole range of issues weighing on confidence including Russian retaliatory... Read more continue reading

The medium term return potential for major assets – still constrained

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 Key points While the global economy is looking better than it has for years, relatively low investment yields from most major asset classes mean the medium term return outlook remains... Read more continue reading

Best retail sales in six years

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Retail Trade; ANZ Job Ads; Weekly Petrol Prices; Inflation Gauge Retail trade rose by a larger-than-expected 0.6 per cent in June after a revised 0.3 per cent fall in May (previously... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 1 August, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares had a poor week with a range of issues reportedly weighing with more sanctions on Russia and worries about... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending July 25, 2014

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 Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rose on mostly good economic data, continued solid earnings results in the US and an absence of additional bad... Read more continue reading

Consumer confidence hits 13-week high

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Weekly Consumer Confidence; Reserve Bank Governor Speech Consumer confidence rebounds: The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating rose by 4.4 per cent to a 13-week high of 113.5 in the week to... Read more continue reading

Investment outlook after another solid financial year

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Key points The past financial year saw solid to strong returns from most asset classes drive good returns from balanced and growth oriented investment strategies, including from super funds. Investors... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 18 July, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets had a messy week as good economic data, earnings reports and reduced concerns regarding Banco Espirito Santo helped... Read more continue reading