RBA: Inflation to decide on rate cut

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Reserve Bank Board minutes; Consumer confidence Reserve Bank Board minutes: “The Board noted that further information on inflationary pressures, the labour market and housing market activity would be available over

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20 Jul 2016

Weekly market update – week ending July 15, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week It has been “risk on” again over the last week in investment markets helped by a combination of good economic data

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18 Jul 2016

Weekly market update – week ending 8 July, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Wariness returned to investment markets in the past week led in part by worries about Eurozone banks – particularly Italian banks.

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11 Jul 2016

Australia’s messy 2016 election

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Key points The Australian Federal election has delivered a messy result suggesting an even more difficult Senate for the Coalition if it is able to form government and the risk

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06 Jul 2016

Weekly market update – week ending 1 July, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rebounded over the past week as worries about Brexit leading to global financial and economic chaos faded somewhat. Despite

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04 Jul 2016

Brexit wins – implications for the world, Australia and investors

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Key points The vote by Britain to leave the European Union poses risks for UK, European and global financial and economic stability that may linger for a while. However, it

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28 Jun 2016

Weekly Market update – week ending 26 June 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Britain votes to Leave the European Union. The past week has been dominated by first the anticipation that Britain would vote

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27 Jun 2016

The political pendulum swings to left – implications for medium term investment returns

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Key points The success of Trump and Sanders in the US, the close Brexit vote and the Australian Federal Election campaign suggest median voters have shifted to the left and

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21 Jun 2016

Weekly market update – week ending 17 June, 2016

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The past week has been dominated by Brexit worries which pushed down most share markets and combined with a very dovish US Federal Reserve pushed bond yields down as well.

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20 Jun 2016

Weekly market update – week ending 10 June, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares were mixed over the last week. While US shares pushed higher to within 1% of an all-time high on Fed

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14 Jun 2016