Weekly economic and market update – week ending 1 October, 2021

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Investment markets & key developments Global shares fell over the past week amidst a long worry list including the US debt ceiling, the impact of power shortages and rising bond

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Why is Australian housing so expensive and what can be done to improve housing affordability?

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Key points The key drivers of poor housing affordability and high household debt levels in Australia have been low rates and poor housing supply. Macro prudential controls to slow home

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 24 September, 2021

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Investment markets Global shares fell sharply early in the week but then rebounded as fears around China Evergrande receded and the Fed meeting was out of the way. This saw

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 17 September, 2021

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Investment markets Global shares were mixed over the last week with US and Japanese shares up, European shares flat and Chinese shares down. US shares were helped by stronger than

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 10 September, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares were mixed over the last week. US and European shares fell on concerns about the growth outlook and central

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

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets saw continuing gains over the past week helped by expectations that the Delta outbreak won’t lead to lockdowns

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 27 August, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rebounded over the last week with US shares making a new record high helped by signs that the

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 20 August, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets had a rough week reflecting a confluence of bad news – Afghanistan, China’s continuing regulatory crackdown, worries about

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

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

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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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