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Oliver’s Insights – the US election

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

This issue of Oliver’s Insights looks at the November 6 US Presidential and Congressional elections and implications for share markets. The key points are as follows: The November 6 US Presidential election

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18 Oct 2012

Weekly economic & market update

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

The correction in global share markets that got underway in mid-September has resumed over the last week. This has been fuelled by the failure of the US share market to break

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15 Oct 2012

Weekly market & economic update

From AMP

Uncertainty continues regarding Spain and Greece. Spain is resisting applying for assistance for several reasons, including national pride, upcoming regional elections and the fact that 2 year borrowing costs remain

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08 Oct 2012

Weekly economic & market update

From Bob Cunneen - AMP Capital

“We’re on a road to nowhere, Come on inside, Taking that ride to nowhere…we’ll take that ride” – Road to Nowhere, Talking Heads Spain’s Federal Government continues on the “Road to

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01 Oct 2012

Oliver’s Insights – 3 steps forward, 2 steps back – but Euro-zone risks are receding

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

The risk of a break up in the Euro-zone peaked in May, and has been declining since as European leaders have opted for “more Europe” and the ECB has committed

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24 Sep 2012

Weekly economic & market update

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Global monetary easing continued over the past week with the Reserve Bank of India cutting banks’ required cash ratios and the Bank of Japan increasing the size of its quantitative

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24 Sep 2012

Oliver’s Insights – Q&A on QE3

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

This edition of Oliver’s Insight looks at the latest round of quantitative easing announced last week in the US. The key points are as follows: Open ended quantitative easing (QE3) in

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19 Sep 2012

Weekly market & economic update – risk on!

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

The past week has been another good one for investors as various key events that investors had been worrying about have continued to pass with positive outcomes. The big news

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17 Sep 2012

Oliver’s Insights: Shares climbing a wall of worry

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

The attached ‘Oliver’s Insight’ looks at the continuing recovery in share markets, despite ongoing worries about the global growth outlook. The key points are as follows: Global growth is likely to be

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13 Sep 2012

Oliver’s Insights: The going gets tougher for the lucky country

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Australian economic growth was solid at 3.7% over the year to the June quarter. However, the best has been seen with growth set to slow below 3% over the year

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10 Sep 2012

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