Threadneedle economic and market update

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Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle Investments, gives a market update following the recent bond sell-off and Japanese equity volatility: “The recent rise in bond yields, and the accompanying... Read more continue reading

Chinese economy: firm growth, low inflation

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Chinese activity and trade data were close to market expectations in May but inflation data printed below economist forecasts. What do the figures show? Retail trade rose at a 12.9... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update

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Share markets remain twitchy with ongoing worries about the Fed tapering its quantitative easing program at a time when economic data is mixed, disappointment that Japan’s reform program lacks details... Read more continue reading

Economic growth…but softer beneath the surface

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Economic growth in the March quarter in Australia was 0.6% or 2.5% year on year. While this was broadly as expected it highlights that growth in Australia is now running... Read more continue reading

Data deluge: Economy is in good, not great shape

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Retail trade rose by 0.2 per cent in April after falling by 0.4 per cent in March and rising by 1.3 per cent in February. Annual spending growth held steady... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update

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Investment markets remained jittery over the last week as nervousness continues about the Fed slowing the pace of stimulus, bond yields continued to rise with some fearing a 1994 style... Read more continue reading

Investment records biggest fall in 3½-years

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  New business investment in buildings or equipment fell by 4.7 per cent in the March – the weakest result in 3½-years and below forecasts for a +0.5 increase.  Mining... Read more continue reading

Smallest Budget Deficit in almost four years

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In the year to April, the budget deficit stood at $32,332 million (around 2.0 per cent of GDP), the smallest deficit in 44 months. What do the figures show? The... Read more continue reading

Weekly market and economic update

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The past week saw sharp falls in share markets from mid week triggered by a combination of worries that the US Federal Reserve will prematurely slow down its quantitative easing... Read more continue reading

Consumers respond negatively to the federal budget

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Consumer sentiment fell by 7.0% in May to be 2.4% higher than a year ago. The fall in consumer sentiment over May follows a fall of 5.1% in April. Despite... Read more continue reading