Weekly market update – week ending 20 November, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While the US S&P 500 fell slightly over the last week on the back of rising new coronavirus cases and tightening

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23 Nov 2020

Still The Lucky Country – five reasons why Australian shares are likely to outperform in the year ahead

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Key points Australia continues to perform better in “controlling” coronavirus, it has a stronger economic support policy response, its major trading partners in Asia are in better shape, the drag

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19 Nov 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 13 November, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rose further over the last week helped by positive news regarding a vaccine for coronavirus but gains were

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16 Nov 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 6 November, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rebounded over the last week as a resolution of the US election came into sight offering more fiscal

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09 Nov 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 30 October, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets mostly fell again over the past week on the back of rising new coronavirus cases in Europe and

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02 Nov 2020

Five reasons why this downturn and subsequent recovery are different – and where are we in the Australian recovery now?

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Key points This economic downturn and recovery differs from those of the past in that: the downturn was driven by a government shutdown; fiscal and monetary support has been faster

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30 Oct 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 23 October, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets were mixed over the last week being buffeted again by waxing and waning stimulus prospects in the US

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26 Oct 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 16 October, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets were mixed over the last week being buffeted by the rising number of new coronavirus cases and waxing

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19 Oct 2020

Nine keys to successful investing – and why they are more important than ever in the face of the coronavirus shock

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Key points Even in good times successful investing can be stressful. For this reason, it’s useful for investors to keep a key set of things – call them rules –

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15 Oct 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 9 October, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rose solidly over the past week on hopes for a stimulus deal in the US, whether before the election

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12 Oct 2020