Seven things for investors to keep in mind in rough times like these

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Key points Share markets remain volatile and at risk of further falls reflecting worries about inflation, aggressive central bank rate hikes, the war in Ukraine and recession fears. Key things

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20 Oct 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 14 October, 2022

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Shares had another volatile week, falling initially on interest rate and recession fears with a sharp intraday fall in US shares on Thursday after another worse than expected inflation reading,

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17 Oct 2022

The perils of forecasting in investing – three things for investors to consider

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Key points The increasing noise around economies and investment markets – associated with a more volatile global economic and geopolitical backdrop along with the rise of social media – highlights

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12 Oct 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 7 October, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets had a strong bounce in the middle of the past week from very oversold levels, helped along by the UK tax backflip, softer

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10 Oct 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 30 September, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets fell sharply again over the last week in response to continuing hawkish central bank comments and rising recession fears not helped by a

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04 Oct 2022

Shares sliding again – what’s driving it and is there any light at the end of the tunnel?

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Key points Share markets remain under pressure from high inflation, rising rates & bond yields and the rising risk of recession and the threat that poses to company profits. With

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28 Sep 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 23 September, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets fell sharply again over the last week in response to another round of hawkish rate hikes pushing up bond yields and adding to

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26 Sep 2022

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