Inflation Q&A – how worried should investors be about higher inflation?

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Key points Inflation is placing increasing pressure on major central banks to remove monetary stimulus. Inflation & rising interest rates will likely contribute to more volatile & constrained investment returns

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20 Jan 2022

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 3 December, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets had another rough week as uncertainty around the impact of the Omicron variant on global growth and Fed Chair Powell flagging a

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06 Dec 2021

Five reasons to expect a cooling in the Australian property market and falling prices in 2023

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Key points After a 22% rise in Australian home prices this year, they are expected to slow to 5% growth in 2022 with prices likely to fall 5-10% in 2023.

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02 Dec 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 26 November, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly fell over the past week as inflation, interest rate and coronavirus concerns – with rising cases in Europe and a new variant

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29 Nov 2021

The longer-term legacy of coronavirus – nine implications of importance to investors

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Key points Likely key longer-term implications flowing from the coronavirus pandemic are: bigger government; increased money supply and excess saving; increased geopolitical tensions; reduced globalisation; a faster embrace of technology;

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25 Nov 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 19 November, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were mixed over the last week. US shares rose 0.3% for the week helped by strong data but with gains pared slightly

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22 Nov 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 12 November, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets were hit again over the past week as more high inflation readings added to concerns about monetary tightening. This left US and European

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15 Nov 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 29 October, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments Share markets were mixed over the past week – up in the US and Europe on strong US earnings results, but down in Japan, China

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01 Nov 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 22 October, 2021

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Investment markets & key developments US shares made it to a new high in the past week helped by strong earnings results and good economic data, and Chinese shares rose

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25 Oct 2021

Science and medicine appear to be getting the upper hand of coronavirus – implications for investors

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Key points There are increasing signs that science and medicine are getting the upper hand against coronavirus: new global cases are in decline; vaccines are working; half the global population

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21 Oct 2021