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Six reasons why share markets are at or near record levels. But is it sustainable?

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Bonds and shares often diverge – we saw this a year ago with shares rallying but bond yields staying low. Shares have been boosted by strong earnings news,

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18 Aug 2021

Weekly economic & market update – week ending 13 August, 2021

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets continued to rise over the last week with reopening and earnings optimism offsetting Delta concerns and propelling US

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16 Aug 2021

Great investment quotes for topsy turvy times

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Introduction The current environment seems to be one of extreme uncertainty. We have seen a strong economic recovery from last year’s global and Australian recessions – but there are worries

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11 Aug 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 6 August, 2021

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rose over the last week with US and European shares making a new high helped by good earnings

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09 Aug 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 30 July, 2021

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Despite some concerns about Chinese regulatory tightening early in the week and ongoing worries about coronavirus US and European shares rose

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02 Aug 2021

New appointments to boost AMP Capital’s Community Infrastructure Fund

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

AMP Capital has announced three new appointments to the Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF) with Odette Linnett as Investment Director, Carolyn van Leuven as Senior Advisor and Mathew Pirotta as Associate.

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29 Jul 2021

Coronavirus continues to cause havoc globally and in Australia – but here are five reasons for optimism

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points The news on coronavirus has been bleak again lately – with rising cases globally & the ongoing NSW lockdown. However, there are five reasons for optimism: lockdowns still

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28 Jul 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 23 July, 2021

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share market indexes mostly managed to look through coronavirus concerns over the last week and rebound helped by good US earnings

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26 Jul 2021

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 16 July, 2021

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were buffeted again by higher inflation and mixed messages from various central banks over the last week. While US

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19 Jul 2021

Five ways to turn down the noise and stay focused as an investor

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points A surge in financial information and opinion along with our natural inclination to focus on bad news is arguably making us worse investors: more fearful & short term.

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16 Jul 2021

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