Insight Multi-Asset weekly update: Mario Draghi hints at more interest rate cuts

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Market and economic review Dovish central bank rhetoric sent government bond yields sharply lower as risk assets rally Last week saw the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve... Read more continue reading

Year in review; Year in preview

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Year in Review; Year in Preview Economic & financial perspectives Record expansion: Australia’s record economic expansion has almost completed its 28th year. Interest rates have fallen to fresh record lows;... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 21 June, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets pushed higher over the last week as the Fed and the ECB hinted strongly at monetary easing ahead and... Read more continue reading

Investors should consider local-currency EM debt to counter lack of yield in government bonds

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Investors should consider local-currency EM debt to counter lack of yield in government bonds For investors trying to find yield in government bond markets, especially in developed markets, life isn’t... Read more continue reading

CommSec Research: Skilled job vacancies ‘winners’ and ‘losers’

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Skilled Job Vacancies Skilled job vacancies: In trend terms, the Internet Vacancy Index (IVI) fell by 0.7 per cent – the fifth consecutive monthly decline – to 81.1 points in... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset Weekly Update: Anticipation continues to build for a Trump-Xi meeting at the G20 summit

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Market and economic review  Risk assets lose positive momentum in latter half of the week on global growth concerns, while government bond yields move higher Risk assets started the week on... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 14 June 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets, rose over the past week with the combination of expectations for rate cuts/policy stimulus and the tariffs being avoided... Read more continue reading

Time to go global as the US Federal Reserve can cut rates after weak US employment data

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Global trade data has been slowing rapidly over 2019, but last week’s US employment report was a dire warning, and can expedite the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) towards rate... Read more continue reading

Housing market brightens; Chinese tourism slumps; Consumers unsure on best place to put savings

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Consumer confidence; Overseas arrivals; Credit cards Consumer confidence: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment index fell by 0.6 per cent to 100.7 in June after rising by 0.6 per... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset Weekly Update: World Bank downgrades 2019 global growth forecast

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Market and economic review After last week’s broad-based sell-off, risk assets received a reprieve on growing expectations of de-escalation in US/Mexico trade tensions via a possible postponement to the introduction... Read more continue reading