Weekly economic and market update – week ending 16 September, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets fell sharply over the last week, reversing their rally from the previous week’s lows as US inflation surprised on the upside adding again

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19 Sep 2022

Australia’s productivity challenge – why it matters and what to do about it

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Key points The last twenty years have seen a sharp slowdown in productivity growth in Australia from over 2% pa to around 1.2% pa. This has adversely affected growth in

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16 Sep 2022

Seven key charts for investors to keep an eye on in assessing the investment outlook

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Key points While we are optimistic on a 12-month horizon, shares are at high risk of further falls and a re-test of their June lows in the short term given

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08 Sep 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 2 September, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets remained under pressure over the last week on the back of continuing mostly hawkish comments from the Fed and ECB and ongoing

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05 Sep 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 19 August, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments The global share market rebound faltered over the last week with mixed economic data and mostly hawkish messages from central banks, including the Fed. For

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22 Aug 2022

Booms, busts and investor psychology – why investors need to be aware of the psychology of investing

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Introduction Up until the 1980s the dominant theory was that financial markets were efficient – in other words all relevant information was reflected in asset prices in a rational manner.

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17 Aug 2022

Investment cycles – what are they and why investors need to be aware and wary of them

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Key points Cyclical fluctuations are a key aspect of investment markets. Most are driven by economic developments but are magnified by swings in investor sentiment. Of particular importance are the

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11 Aug 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 5 August, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments The rebound in share markets continued over the last week helped by good earnings data and relief that increased China/US tensions resulting from US House

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08 Aug 2022

Five reasons why the RBA cash rate is likely to peak (or should peak) with a 2 in front of it rather than a 3 (or more)

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Key points The RBA has hiked the cash rate by another 0.5% taking it to 1.85% and signalling more hikes ahead. We see the cash rate peaking around 2.6% which

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04 Aug 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 27 July, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments The bounce back in shares continued over the last week on hopes that slowing growth will see central banks ease up on the pace of

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01 Aug 2022