Weekly market update – week ending 10 August, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell over the last week on the back of escalating fears around conflict with North Korea. Bonds benefitted from

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14 Aug 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 4 August, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were flat to up slightly over the last week. While Apple drove the US Dow Jones index to a

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07 Aug 2017

The break higher in the Australian dollar is likely to be limited – this is not 2007 all over again!

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Key points The $A has been pushed higher lately by a weaker $US, a rebound in commodity prices and technical considerations. The rising $A is a significant risk for the

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03 Aug 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 28 July, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week with US and Eurozone shares up on the back of good earnings and

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31 Jul 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 7 July, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets were messy again over the last week as bond yields backed up further continuing the latest “taper tantrum”

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10 Jul 2017

From goldilocks to taper tantrum 2.0 – a bit of turbulence hits bonds (and shares) – three reasons not to be too fussed

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Key points Central banks beyond the US are edging towards an exit from easy money. This is likely to cause bouts of volatility in shares and a rising trend in

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06 Jul 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 30 June, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets had a rough ride over the last week as somewhat more hawkish comments from central banks weighed and

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03 Jul 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 24 June, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares mostly rose over the last week, despite falls in energy shares, as economic data was mostly good and there

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26 Jun 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 16 July, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week with US shares up fractionally despite tech stocks remaining a drag but Eurozone,

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19 Jun 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 6 June, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly declined over the last week, albeit modestly except in Australia where worries about the economy weighed particularly on

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13 Jun 2017