CommSec Research: Stable spending through election period

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending doesn’t appear to have been unduly affected through the election period. The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), rose by 0.5 per cent... Read more continue reading

Post-election boost for shares; Domestic travel slumps; Petrol hits 6-month high

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Petrol prices; Domestic air travel; Housing affordability Weekly Petrol Price: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average price of unleaded petrol rose by 3.7 cents in the... Read more continue reading

Federal election wrap

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Economic perspective The ruling Liberal/National Party Coalition was returned to power in the Federal Election held on May 18. On the night of the election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed... Read more continue reading

State Street says Brexit uncertainty keeps UK growth below trend

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With trade deals stalling it’s easy to forget about Brexit. However, Europe needs careful consideration and due attention. While there are signs of Eurozone stabilisation, political uncertainty, especially around Brexit,... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 17 May, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell earlier in the past week as the trade war continued to escalate, before rebounding helped by better economic... Read more continue reading

National vacancy rates jump in April

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Data released by SQM Research yesterday has revealed the national residential rental vacancy rates surged in April 2019 to 2.3%, an increase from 2.1% in March.  The total number of... Read more continue reading

The trade war is back – what went wrong, what it means for share markets and what it means for Australia

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Key points The trade war between the US and China has returned after talks to resolve their trade differences broke down. Our base case remains that a deal will be... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 10 May, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell over the last week as US/China trade tensions returned with a vengeance. Australian shares were relatively resilient though... Read more continue reading

US economy is decelerating toward potential GDP near 2%, but not going into recession

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David Lafferty, Chief Market Strategist at Natixis Investment Managers examines the most recent macro data to see if it supports a continued rally in stocks and credit. The post-Christmas global... Read more continue reading

State of the Regions 2019

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Over the past decade CommSec has conducted quarterly assessments of state and territory economic performance. We have now extended the analysis to Australian regional economies. Data were assessed across 88... Read more continue reading