Weekly market update – week ending 19 June, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rose over the last week as ongoing signs of economic recovery and stimulus measures helped offset concerns about a

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22 Jun 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 12 June, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell sharply over the last week on concerns about a second wave of cases in many US states and

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15 Jun 2020

Shares climb a “wall of worry” – but is it sustainable

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Key points The strong rally in shares since their March lows reflects a combination of economic reopening, signs of recovery, policy stimulus and once pessimistic investors closing underweight or short

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11 Jun 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 5 June, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets continued to power up over the last week as developed countries saw further reopening along with more green shoots

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09 Jun 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 29 May, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets continued to rally strongly over the past week as economic reopening in developed countries and stimulus measures continued but

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01 Jun 2020

10 medium to longer-term implications from the coronavirus shock

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Key points Key medium to longer-term implications flowing from the coronavirus shock are: lower for longer interest rates; a further blow to globalisation; another leg up in the US/China cold

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26 May 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 15 May, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets pulled back over the last week on worries about “second waves”, the economic outlook and tensions with China.

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18 May 2020

The coming surge in Australia’s budget deficit and public debt due to coronavirus – can we afford it?

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Key points Australia’s federal budget deficit is expected to peak at around $200bn in 2020-21, or around 10% of GDP which will be the highest since the end of WW2.

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14 May 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 8 May, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly rose solidly over the last week as progress continued in reopening economies supporting perceptions that economic activity may

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11 May 2020

The Lucky Country – three reasons why Australia may come through this period of global misery better than most countries

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Key points Australia has performed better than many countries in “controlling” coronavirus, it has a stronger economic policy response & its major trading partner is 2-3 mths ahead of the

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07 May 2020