Weekly market & economic update – week ending 29 August, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the past week with good economic data propelling the US share market to record highs and

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Weekly market & economic update – week ending 23 May, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most share markets managed to rise over the last week, but the lack of momentum seen all year remains a feature.

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Even in a rising rate environment, bonds have an important role to play

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Over the past year or two, investors globally have become more wary about bonds, envisaging the end of the 30-year rally in bond yields. Yields on bonds remain relatively low,

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Aussie 10-year bond yields hit 61-year low

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Yields on Australian 10-year bonds have fallen to the lowest levels since the early 1950s. This week, Aussie 10-year government bond yields hit 3.648 per cent – the lowest yield

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European debt crisis 101

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The on-going saga that is the European debt crisis has sent investors heads spinning. With all the focus on debts and deficits, many investors rightly want to know what that

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Credit shines and bond yields to head upwards, says INGIM

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Credit is expected to shine over the coming quarter while Australian bonds will continue to outperform their global counterparts, according to the latest fixed income outlook from ING Investment Management

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Weekly market & economic update – 21 January 2011

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Headline developments An acceleration in Chinese economic growth in the December quarter to an estimated annualised pace of around 12% along with ongoing inflation worries have reinforced the case for

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Economic Update: December Quarter 2010

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While the Australian share market tended to lag overseas markets during the year, the stronger Australian Dollar (which exceeded parity with the US Dollar for the first time since 1982)

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Weekly market & economic update 17 December 2010

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Headline developments of the past week Sovereign debt issues in Europe raised their ugly head again over the last week. While the Irish austerity package was passed by its Parliament,

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Top tips for 2011

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It seems fitting to end the year with an outlook and some investment ideas for 2011. One of the major themes for 2011 will be the sustainability of the US

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