Weekly economic and market update – week ending 5 September,2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares were mixed over the last week. US shares rose to a new record high as soft jobs data added to expectations for Fed

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08 Sep 2025

Compound interest and returns are an investor’s best friend

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Key points Compound interest is an investor’s best friend but can be a borrower’s worst nightmare. The higher the return, the earlier and bigger the investment contribution and the longer

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20 Aug 2025

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 15 August, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares, led by the US share market pushed further into record territory over the last week helped by solid US earnings growth, okay economic

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18 Aug 2025

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 1 August, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell over the last week not helped by concerns about the impact of US tariffs on economic growth, despite various deals being

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04 Aug 2025

Poor Australian productivity – why all the fuss? And what to do about it?

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Key points The last decade has seen productivity stagnate in Australia. This has curtailed growth in living standards and real wages. Policies to boost productivity include: deregulation; more housing supply;

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30 Jul 2025

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 25 July, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets pushed higher again over the last week with US shares up 1.5% helped by a trade deal with Japan and good earnings

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28 Jul 2025

Seven key charts on the state of the Australian property market

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Key points The Australian housing market remains far more complicated than many portray it to be. The Australian housing is cycle is turning up again; falling interest rates are the

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23 Jul 2025

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 18 July, 2025

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Investment markets and key developments US and Australian shares pushed on to a new record high in the past week. Despite tariff uncertainty, the US share market was boosted by

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21 Jul 2025

China -the tariff threat, structural challenges and implications for Australia

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Key points Chinese growth is running around 5% and while threats remain high – with the property downturn and tariffs – policy stimulus is likely to be enough to keep

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17 Jul 2025

Seven key charts for investors to keep an eye on

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Key points The first half of this year saw good returns, but they were interrupted by a correction into April thanks to US tariffs. We remain upbeat on a 12-month

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10 Jul 2025