Weekly market & economic update: week ending 7 March, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While tensions regarding Ukraine saw shares dip and safe haven assets like bonds and gold rally early in the week, this... Read more continue reading

Comment from Threadneedle Investments on the effect of the Ukraine crisis on global markets

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Commenting on the effect on global markets from the Ukraine crisis,Threadneedle Investments’ Chief Investment Officer Mark Burgess,Β said:Β β€œTo date, the fallout from the Ukrainian crisis has been largely confined to the... Read more continue reading

RBA Governor promotes interest rate stability

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Reserve Bank Governor Testimony The Reserve Bank Governor has delivered testimony to the House of Representatives Economics Committee. The Governor has delivered his clearest statement yet that the economy is... Read more continue reading

Trade Balance – January 2014

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The January trade surplus surged to $1433mn, following a smaller December surplus of $591mn. Exports of goods and services rose by 3.7% over January while imports lifted by 0.8%.Β  Export... Read more continue reading

Australian economy picks up pace

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National accounts Another quarter of growth:Β The record-breaking economic expansion is in its 23rdΒ year. The Australian economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the December quarter after a 0.6 per cent... Read more continue reading

Building approvals at record highs

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Dwelling approvals; Balance of Payments; Government Finance Dwelling approvals soar:Β Dwelling approvals rose by 6.8 per cent in January. Approvals are up 34.6 per cent over the year. Approvals rose to... Read more continue reading

Assessing risk: low probability, high impact events

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Risk is a word that generally tends to be thought of in a negative light. However, in the investment world risk is a necessary part of investing and cannot be... Read more continue reading

A comment on Ukraine

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Worries about Ukraine have adversely affected share markets yesterday (US S&P futures -0.8%, ASX 200 -0.5%,). The Ukrainian economy is too small and its problems too specific to have a... Read more continue reading

The Federal Reserve is many things

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Ben Bernanke on January 28 and 29 presided over his last policy-setting meeting as chairman of the Federal Reserve, before leaving the central bank two days later. As expected, the... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 28 February, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week It’s been another somewhat mixed week for global and Australian shares as indexes flirt with post GFC highs and the situation... Read more continue reading