Weekly economic and market update

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America sees the release of key December 2012 data on retail sales and housing starts.  American consumer spending has been reasonably solid considering the recent political turmoil over budget tightening

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Weekly economic and market update

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The past week saw most share markets rise with Chinese shares up 4.3%, European shares up 1% and Australian shares up 0.7%, but fiscal cliff worries weighed on US shares

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Oliver’s Insights – Review of 2012, outlook for 2013

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights provides a review of key developments of relevance for investors in 2012 and the outlook for 2013. The key points are as follows: While 2012

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Weekly economic and market update

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The past week has seen reasonable gains in share markets despite fiscal cliff worries as economic data has generally been supportive. December is normally a strong month for shares but

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Oliver’s Insights – RBA cuts rates, but not there yet

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The attached edition of Oliver’s Insights looks at the decision by the RBA to cut the official cash rate to its 2009 GFC low of 3%. The key points are

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Weekly economic and market update

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The past week saw the rally in shares and commodities continue with fiscal cliff worries causing occasional swings but reasonable economic data and good news on Greece boosting confidence. Not

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Oliver’s Insights – shares in another rough patch

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights note looks at the latest rough patch in global share markets. The key points are as follows: Global shares entered a rough patch in mid-September on

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Weekly economic and market update

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The past week saw risk assets return to favour on the back confidence that the US fiscal cliff will be resolved. This results from a meeting between President Obama and Congressional leaders at

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Growth in China looks to be bottoming

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The attached edition of Oliver’s Insights looks at prospects for the Chinese economy. The key points are as follows: After surprising on the downside into mid year, recent Chinese economic indicators suggest

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Oliver’s Insights: Debt – how does Australia compare?

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This edition of Oliver’s Insights looks at total debt outstanding across major countries to see how Australia compares. The key points are as follows: Australia has a low level of

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