How serious is the threat from the emering world?

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Key points The relative weakness in emerging market growth, shares and currencies has been developing for several years, looks partly structural & likely has further to run. While it makes

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11 Sep 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 3 September, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While shares managed to remain above recent lows they had a volatile week with most markets falling back over the week

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07 Sep 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 28 August, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets have gone from goodbye to good buy over the last week. The turmoil in global share markets continued into

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31 Aug 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 21 August, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The global share market correction continued over the last week as worries intensified regarding emerging countries, their currency rout and the

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24 Aug 2015

The correction in share markets

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Key points Uncertainties regarding China, commodity prices, emerging countries and the Fed could see the correction in shares go further in the short term. A disappointing start to the Australian

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21 Aug 2015

Weekly market update – week ending 14 August, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week was volatile as investment markets reacted to China’s move to devalue the Renminbi and make its determination more

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17 Aug 2015

Australian consumer confidence up, but wages growth remains at a record low

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Consumer confidence rose 7.8% in August, more than reversing the hit from the Chinese and Greek turmoil last month. However, at an index reading of 99.5 it remains below its

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13 Aug 2015

Weekly market report – week ending 7 August, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week It’s been a mixed week for shares with Eurozone and Japanese shares up, but US shares pulling back on some earnings

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10 Aug 2015

Five reasons why the RBA will probably cut interest rates again

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Key points As expected the RBA left interest rates on hold. While it’s a close call, chances are that the RBA will cut rates again before year end reflecting the

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05 Aug 2015

Weekly market update – week ending July 31

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets had a mixed ride over the last week not helped by renewed weakness in Chinese shares early in the

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03 Aug 2015