Weekly market update – week ending 2 June, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets generally rose over the last week helped by reasonable economic data and expectations central banks will remain benign. Eurozone

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05 Jun 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 26 May, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rose over the last week, reversing the Trump FBI/Russia Bump from the previous week as investors bought the dip

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29 May 2017

Weekly market update, week ending 19 May, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most global share markets fell over the last week on the back of the political crisis around President Trump. Australian shares

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22 May 2017

Three reasons why the risks for the Australian dollar are still on the downside

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Key points The closure of speculative short positions in the $A, a bounce in commodity prices, delays in Fed rate hikes and expectations the next interest rate move by the

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18 May 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 12 May, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The last week saw mixed results from share markets with US, European and Chinese shares down a bit but gains in

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15 May 2017

Macron wins, Europe continues to reject populism and nationalism – good for Europe and good for markets, although a lot has already been factored in

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As suggested by opinion polls the centrist pro Euro candidate Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidential election against the far right, anti globalisation, anti Euro National Front candidate Marine

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09 May 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 5 May, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US, European and Japanese shares rose over the last week helped by good economic and earnings news, anticipation of a

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08 May 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 28 April, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw “risk on” following the outcome of the first round of the French election and in anticipation of

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01 May 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 13 April, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Investment markets were in “risk off” mode over the last week in response to concerns about North Korea, Syria and the

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18 Apr 2017

Weekly market update – week ending 7 April, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most share markets slipped over the last week with ongoing nervousness regarding whether President Trump will pass his pro-business reforms, the

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10 Apr 2017