Weekly economic and market update – week ending 21 April, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were mixed and mostly little changed over the last week amidst mixed economic data. US shares fell 0.1% for the week but

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AMP Limited provides Q1 23 Bank, AUM and cashflows update

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Key points Continued disciplined growth in AMP Bank, with loan book increasing by $0.2 billion to $24.2 billion. Australian Wealth Management (AWM) assets under management (AUM) increased by $2 billion

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 14 April, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets had a strong week helped by a further fall in US inflation adding to expectations that the Fed is at or close

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 24 March, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets had a volatile week, but with banking contagion settling down (at least for now) and hopes that central banks are near the

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Have Australian home prices bottomed? Probably not.

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Key points Capital city property prices so far in March are on track for a 0.6% or so gain, led by Sydney, based on CoreLogic data. The main positives for

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AMP’s simplification moves into its next phase with sale completion

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AMP Limited has announced the first-stage completion of the sale and transfer of the AMP Capital real estate and domestic infrastructure equity business to Dexus Funds Management Ltd (Dexus) would

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 17 March, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets had a volatile week reflecting the problems in banks but with banking system backstops and hopes of less central bank rate hikes

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Shares hit another bout of turbulence – US banks, inflation, interest rates and recession risk – what it means for investors?

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Key points US regional bank failures have added to uncertainty about the investment outlook flowing from inflation & rate hikes. Specific issues with the failed banks and action to protect

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 10 March, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly fell over the last week with more hawkish commentary from Fed Chair Powell. While Australian shares were initially boosted by a

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 3 March, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets rose over the last week with hopes that interest rates won’t rise any more than already priced in. For the week US

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