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

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets saw a bit of relief in the past week – bouncing of oversold lows helped by less hawkish than feared comments from the

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Australia’s new Government – what does it mean for investors?

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Key points The absence of significant macro policy differences between the new Labor Government and the Coalition suggests minimal impact on the share market & the $A. There could be

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 20 May, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments It was another volatile week in share markets with worries that rate hikes, cost pressures and Chinese supply disruptions would hit profits after downgrades from

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 13 May, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets fell again over the last week with ongoing worries about monetary tightening to combat high inflation driving a possible recession. The plunge in

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Another five great charts on investing that are very useful in times of uncertainty like the present

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Key points Successful investing can be really difficult in times of uncertainty like now making it important to stay focussed on the basic principles of investing. Here are another five

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The RBA starts raising rates – how far and how fast? And what does it mean for investors?

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Key points The RBA has hiked the cash rate by 0.25% taking it to 0.35% and signalling more rate hikes ahead. We expect the cash rate to rise to 1.5%

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 29 April, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets had another volatile week with worries about central bank rate hikes and Chinese covid lockdowns depressing global growth but generally good earnings news.

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 22 April, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets were mixed over the last week with solid gains initially, helped by strong US earnings results, but a resumption of interest rate concerns

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The 2022 Australian Federal election and investors

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Key points Australian election campaigns tend to result in a period of uncertainty which have seen weak gains on average for shares followed by a bounce once it’s out of

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

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell over the past week with concerns about inflation and monetary tightening continuing to weigh. For the holiday shortened week US shares

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