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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 21 August, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments After record highs in US and European shares a week ago, global shares pulled back in the last week reflecting concerns about rising bond yields,

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24 Aug 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 14 August, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly rose over the last week helped by good earnings results and some moderation in expectations for Fed rate hikes. US and

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17 Aug 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 31 July, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Share markets were mixed over the last week helped by some pull back in oil prices as the US held back from escalting further with

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03 Aug 2026

The economics of happiness – why it’s been falling and what to do about it?

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Despite rising GDP per person, measures of happiness have been flat to falling in western countries including Australia. Key drivers are likely to be rising expectations, the rise

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29 Jul 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 24 July, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global shares came under pressure again over the last week as the Iran War escalated further with Trump talking of a “massive attack”, oil prices

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27 Jul 2026

Nine key charts for investors to keep an eye on amidst oil and AI worries

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points The first half of this year saw good share market returns despite the oil supply shock on the back of the US/Iran War. We remain upbeat on a

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22 Jul 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 17 July, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global shares were mostly softer over the last week as the Iran War escalated again with oil prices up and worries remained around AI related

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20 Jul 2026

Why have Australian living standards “fallen” and how do we fix it?

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Falling real wages and a surge in tax and interest payments over the last five years have led to a slump in Australians’ living standards. But a broader

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16 Jul 2026

2025-26 saw lots of noise but strong returns (again) – can it continue?

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points While we saw a long list of worries over the last year, 2025-26 saw another financial year of strong returns. Risks around Iran and oil, various other geopolitical

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08 Jul 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 3 July, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global shares saw strong gains over the last week as the oil price remained down, inflation fears subsided and slower US payrolls removed some pressure

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06 Jul 2026

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