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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 4 May, 2023

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments The rebound in shares continued over the last week helped by talk of trade deals, including with China, and Trump continuing to back track on

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05 May 2025

Why investors need to be aware of the psychology of investing

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Investment markets are driven by more than just fundamentals. Investor psychology plays a huge role and helps explain why asset prices go through periodic booms and busts &

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30 Apr 2025

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 18 April, 2025

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Share markets were mixed over the last week with uncertainty remaining high around the impact of Trump’s tariffs but no big new negative announcements. For

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22 Apr 2025

Seven reasons Australia is likely to avoid recession from Trump’s shock

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points President Trump’s trade war poses a threat to Australian economic growth particularly via the indirect impact of weaker global activity driving less demand for our exports and lower

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15 Apr 2025

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 11 April, 2025

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Share markets had a roller coaster ride over the last week – first plunging on the back of ongoing worries about Trump’s tariffs before rebounding

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14 Apr 2025

The Trump Dump in shares – what does it mean for Australia and investors?

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Share markets have fallen further on US President Trump’s worse than expected tariff policies. Further weakness is likely but at some point Trump is likely to pivot towards

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08 Apr 2025

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 4 April, 2025

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell again over the last week taking most markets below their mid-March lows in response to Trump’s higher than expected tariffs which

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07 Apr 2025

The 2025 Australian Federal election – implications for investors

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Australian election campaigns tend to see uncertainty driving weak gains for shares, followed by a bounce. Labor is offering more of the same whereas the Coalition is offering

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31 Mar 2025

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 15 March, 2025

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell again as uncertainty over Trump’s tariffs and the gathering global trade war added to fears about a hit to growth and

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17 Mar 2025

Share market falls – seven key things for investors to bear in mind

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Share markets have fallen sharply in recent weeks as uncertainty around US President Trump’s policies have led to renewed concerns about the risk of recession at a time

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13 Mar 2025

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