Recession may be looming in second half, say strategists surveyed by Natixis Investment Managers

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After six months of navigating rising rates, inflation and geopolitical tensions, recession fears are on the rise for 2022, casting a long shadow over prospects for global economies and markets... Read more continue reading

The start of ‘the great reset’ – Fidelity International’s Q3 outlook

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With surging inflation and the war in Ukraine dominating global markets through the first half of 2022, central banks have been seeking to strike a balance between reducing inflation and... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 15 July, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets mostly fell over the last week on fears that still rising inflation will trigger faster rate hikes and recession. While US and European... Read more continue reading

Vanguard economic and market outlook: Midyear 2022 update

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This update highlights some of the major developments and changes since we released our 2022 economic and market outlook in December 2021. Inflation, policy elevate the risk of recession A... Read more continue reading

Vacancy rates remain stable at 1%

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SQM Research has revealed national residential property rental vacancy rates remained steady at 1% in June 2022. The total number of rental vacancies Australia-wide now stands at 37,049 residential properties,... Read more continue reading

Unemployment rate hits 48-year low of 3.5 per cent

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Labour force Employment rose by 88,400 in June (consensus: +30,000) with full-time jobs up by 52,900 and part-time jobs lifting by 35,500. Total employment hit a record high of 13.6... Read more continue reading

Consumer inflation expectations hit 15-week high

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Consumer confidence; CBA Household Spending Intentions (HSI) The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell by 2.5 per cent to 81.6 (long-run average since 1990 is 112.4). Consumer inflation expectations over... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 8 July, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets mostly rose over the last week on hopes that central banks will be able to tame inflation without causing a recession. However, it... Read more continue reading

2021-22 saw poor investment returns – the bad news and the good

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Key points 2021-22 was a rough year for investors as high inflation, rising interest rates and recession fears impacted. Shares could still fall further as interest rates continue to rise... Read more continue reading

Total property listings fall in June

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Key points National residential property listings fell in June 2022 by 1% to 221,572 from 223,859 in May. Compared to 12 months ago, listings dropped 6.2%. Nationally, new listings (Less... Read more continue reading