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

Weekly market update – week ending 1 May, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Despite sharp falls late in the week, share markets rose over the past week as whole as news of an easing

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04 May 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 24 February, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets pulled back over the last week as oil prices fell further, not helped by very poor economic data. However,

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27 Apr 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 17 April, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets, with the exception of European shares, pushed higher again over the last week on ongoing signs that the coronavirus

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20 Apr 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 9 April, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets pushed higher again over the past week on the back of a declining number of new coronavirus cases in

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14 Apr 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 3 April, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Coronavirus concerns continued to create volatility in investment markets over the past week, but the good news is that it remains

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06 Apr 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 25 March, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week After 30% plus falls from their highs earlier this year, share markets had a welcome rebound over the last week. While

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30 Mar 2020

Is coronavirus driving a recession, depression or an economic hit like no other? What does it mean for the bear market in shares?

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Key points Global share markets have fallen into a bear market, but whether this turns out to be long or short depends on how long the hit to the economy

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27 Mar 2020

Weekly market update – week ending 20 March, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets remained under intense pressure over the last week as the number of new coronavirus cases continued to surge, economic

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23 Mar 2020