Record sharemarket lifts consumer spirits

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Consumer sentiment Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 1.1 points (1 per cent) to 107.3 – the first lift since early December. Sentiment remains below... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset update – week beginning 13 January, 2020

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Market and economic review Despite geopolitical tensions rising and a weak ISM print, 2020 has seen a strong start for risk assets. After the US-led assassination of Iranian Major General... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 10 January, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week After a bit of uncertainty and volatility early in the past week, share markets pushed sharply higher as the US and... Read more continue reading

Year in review – Year in preview

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Economic and financial perspectives Record expansion: Australia’s record economic expansion is now in its 29th year. Interest rates have fallen to fresh record lows; wages are growing near 2.2 per... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 6 December, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week with falls in the US and Europe on trade war fears and mixed... Read more continue reading

Frugal Aussies are making the hard choices

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Perspectives on spending Consumer trends: We are travelling less, buying fewer cars, spending more on insurance and winning the battle on high electricity and gas budgets. But we are using... Read more continue reading

Review of 2019, outlook for 2020 – the beat goes on

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Key points 2019 saw growth slow, recession fears increase and the US trade wars ramp up, but solid investment returns as monetary policy eased, bond yields fell and demand for... Read more continue reading

Shoppers wait for the sales; Record trade surplus

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International trade; Retail trade Retail trade: Retail trade was flat in October. The annual growth rate fell from 2.5 per cent to a 2-year low of 2.1 per cent. Foreign... Read more continue reading

The Big Issues for 2020

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The big issues of 2020 For the past 18 years we have produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset update – week beginning 2 November, 2019

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Market and economic review  With news flow on the signing of a ‘Phase One’ deal between the US and China sparse relative to prior weeks, instead we will mainly focus... Read more continue reading