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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 19 April, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets rose further over the last week on optimism for a peace deal with Iran, with US and Japanese shares rising to record

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20 Apr 2026

Nine key longer term consequences of the US/Israeli war with Iran

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Uncertainty remains high over the US/Iran War with a ceasefire declared but no agreement in talks so far. Tensions continue to remain high and oil flows remain restricted,

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14 Apr 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 10 April, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Share markets rose sharply in the past week as the US and Iran announced a ceasefire with optimism this will ultimately lead to an end

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13 Apr 2026

Shares down on the oil shock – 5 key charts for investors to keep in mind

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points The War with Iran has led to a surge in oil prices & worries of stagflation which has pushed share markets sharply lower. Predicting how this will all

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24 Mar 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 20 March, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets had another poor week as the Iran War continued and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed. Oil prices remained around $US100

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23 Mar 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 13 February, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments Global markets had a volatile week as the War with Iran continued with no sign of any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz which is

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16 Mar 2026

The impact of the US/Iran war on economies and markets – Q and A

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Uncertainty around the duration of the US/Israel war with Iran has intensified with oil prices spiking to $US119/barrel only to then plunge as President Trump hinted that the

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11 Mar 2026

Gulf War 3 – the threat to economies and markets from the US/Iran war

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points The start of a war between the US and Israel and Iran poses the risk of a significant disruption to global economic growth given the likelihood of significant

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03 Mar 2026

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 27 February, 2026

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Investment markets and key developments While US shares were flat over the last week as AI and tech related worries continued to impact, other global markets continued to benefit from

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02 Mar 2026

The outlook for Australian shares – is the long underperformance over?

From Shane Oliver - AMP chief economist

Key points Over the long-term Australian shares have been a relatively strong performer, but it does go through relatively long periods of out and underperformance versus global shares. We see

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25 Feb 2026

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