Australian December retail sales much weaker than expected after Black Friday boost was reversed.

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Key points Australia monthly retail turnover declined 2.7% in December, more than reversing the 1.6% rise in November. The fall was concentrated in discretionary spending items more than reversing their

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Falling inflation – what does it mean for investors?

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Key points Inflation is in retreat thanks to improved supply and cooling demand. A further fall is likely this year. Australian inflation remains relatively high – but this mainly reflects

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 8 December, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets were mixed over the last week with US shares up 0.2% for the week helped by still solid but cooling jobs data and

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 1 December, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments US and European share markets rose modestly over the last week helped by more good news on inflation reinforcing confidence that global interest rates have

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Five reasons to expect the $A to rise – providing recession is avoided

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Key points Since its February 2021 high of nearly $US0.80 the $A has fallen on the back of worries about the global growth outlook, worries about China, the strong $US

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Nine key things for successful investing  

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Key points Successful investing is not always easy and can be stressful. Even in good times. For this reason, it’s useful for investors to keep a key set of things

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

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rose again over the last week helped in particular by good US news on inflation adding to confidence

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

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Investment markets and key developments Most global share markets rebounded over the last week from oversold levels on the back of increasing optimism that the Fed has finished raising rates,

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 27 October, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments US shares fell again over the last week on the back of ongoing worries about high bond yields, the war in Israel and some mixed

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Five constraints on medium term investment returns

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Key points Five megatrends suggest higher medium-term inflation pressures & lower economic growth than pre-pandemic. These are: a move away from economic rationalist policies; the reversal of globalisation; rising geopolitical

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