Job market: Aussie hiring frenzy

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Labour Force Employment rose by 50,000 in December (consensus: +50,000) after increasing by 90,000 jobs in November. Full-time jobs rose by 35,700 and part-time jobs rose by 14,300. The unemployment... Read more continue reading

Cyclical recovery to spur growth

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The year 2020 delivered a black swan in the form of a global pandemic that plunged economies into recession and sparked market mayhem. However, according to Evergreen Consultants, an independent investment... Read more continue reading

Markets entering 2021 confident, but caution still required

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Volatility is likely to remain a feature of markets in 2021 as financial markets digest the realities of the far more constrained growth prospects of the real economy, according to... Read more continue reading

US political protests, inflation and rising bond yields

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Key points US protests are only an issue for investment markets if they significantly impact economic activity. Global and Australian recovery will boost bond yields and there is good reason... Read more continue reading

Consumer views on future finances hit 15½-month high; Biggest lift in new home sales in 20 years; Payrolls drop

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Consumer confidence; New home sales; CBA card spending & spending intentions; Payrolls Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by just 0.2 per cent to 108.7 (long-run... Read more continue reading

East Coast petrol prices spike; Used car prices lift; China’s ‘V’-shaped recovery; Aussies return home

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Petrol Prices; Used car prices; Tourism; Chinese economic data Fuel prices: The national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 0.2 cents to 119.6 cents a litre last week according... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 15 January, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets were mixed over the last week with Japanese shares up strongly, but US and European shares down slightly... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 11 December, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets had a slight pull back over the last week with the absence of a new stimulus deal and... Read more continue reading

Year in review. Year in preview

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The past pear: 2020 The Australian economy entered recession in the March quarter for the first time in 28 years – impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus as well as drought,... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 4 December, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets mostly pushed higher again over the last week helped by reasonably good economic data, renewed stimulus talk in... Read more continue reading