Weekly economic and market update – week ending 20 October, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell over the last week on worries about an escalation of the war in Israel that would disrupt oil supplies and as

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23 Oct 2023

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 13 October 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were mixed over the last week. US shares rose as Fed officials sounded less hawkish before higher than expected inflation and nervousness

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16 Oct 2023

1987 vs now – rising bond yields (and the war in Israel) and the risks for shares

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Key points The rise in bond yields has left shares offering a low risk premium over bonds leaving them at risk of more softness. The conflict in Israel has added

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11 Oct 2023

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 6 October, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell again over the last week as bond yields rose even further continuing to put pressure on share market valuations. Most Fed

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09 Oct 2023

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 29 September, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell again over the last week as bond yields rose further (with Fed Chair Powell offering no objection to rising bond yields

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03 Oct 2023

For what it’s worth: why what you pay for an investment is a key driver of its return…and how do valuations look now?

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Key points Starting point valuations – like yields and price to earnings ratios – are key drivers of medium-term investment returns. For growth assets it’s often more complicated, with the

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27 Sep 2023

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 22 September, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly fell over the last week as “higher for longer” interest rate signals from the Fed and some other central banks pushed

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25 Sep 2023

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 15 September, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets rose over the last week as economic data provided confidence that the Fed won’t have to raise rates again and can avoid

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18 Sep 2023

Has the RBA finished rate hikes?

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Key points It’s likely that the RBA’s cash rate has peaked with numerous indicators pointing to slower economic growth and inflationary pressures easing. While the risk in the short term

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14 Sep 2023

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

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Investment markets and key developments After a couple of weeks of gains global share markets fell again over the last week on renewed concerns about more central bank rate hikes,

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11 Sep 2023