Central Banks: Are we there yet?

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The week just passed was meant to be one where markets obtained a clearer insight into when central banks, including the Federal Reserve (the Fed), the European Central Bank (ECB)... Read more continue reading

Westpac doubles down on backing women in business

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Westpac has injected $63 million of capital to support female entrepreneurs, helping more than 350 women start or grow their business, since announcing a $500 million commitment[1] to back more female-led... Read more continue reading

21 great investment quotes

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Introduction Investing can be scary and confusing at times. But the basic principles of successful investing are timeless and quotes from experts help illuminate these. This note revisits a series... Read more continue reading

February total housing listings rise by 8.4%

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Key points In February 2024, the number of national residential property listings increased by 8,4%, rising to 239,459 dwellings from the 220,956 recorded in January 2024. Nationally, new listings (Less... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 1 March, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments US, Eurozone and Japanese shares rose to new record highs in the last week helped by key US inflation data coming in as expected and... Read more continue reading

Soft landing still a central case…but a lot can go wrong. (Or will the Bears catch “goldilocks”?)

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RBA: monetary policy bias swinging to neutral, but still some distance to any imperative for a policy rate cut Yesterday’s release of the January Monthly consumer price index (CPI) indicator... Read more continue reading

Fiscal 2024 likely to trump fiscal 2023

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With only a few days left of the current ASX reporting season, it is clear that economic recession is now a declining tail risk that has been largely removed from... Read more continue reading

Seven key charts for investors to watch – where are they now?

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Key points Shares have made it to record highs this year but after strong gains are a bit vulnerable to a near term pull back. However, we remain upbeat on... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 23 February, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares surged in the past week to new record highs in the US, Europe and Japan, helped in particular by enthusiasm for Artificial Intelligence... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 16 February, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Despite a mid-week swoon on the back of hotter than expected US inflation data, global share markets mostly rose over the past week helped by... Read more continue reading