Weekly market & economic update – week ending October 11

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Key events of the past week and implications Political argy bargy around the US Government shutdown and the debt ceiling remained the focus over the last week – but there

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14 Oct 2013

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 4 October 4

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Key events of the past week and implications The partial US Government shutdown was the dominant event globally over the past week. While initially financial markets took it in their

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08 Oct 2013

Wealth down, but rebound to record highs underway

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Financial Accounts; Population; Job Vacancies Less wealthy: Net household financial wealth per capita fell from $76,748 to $75,509 in the June quarter, but was still up 12.4 per cent over

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27 Sep 2013

Pulse of Australian’s financial optimism in lead up to election

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Armchair economists divided on their financial futures – food and grocery spending being cut back Australia’s army of armchair economists will need reassurance from the incoming Government as new research released

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05 Sep 2013

Weekly market and economic update

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The volatility in share markets remained over the past week as investors continued to fret about a premature tightening by the Fed putting upwards pressure on bond yields, worries that

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17 Jun 2013

Stable rates boost confidence

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The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence rose by 4.7 per cent in June. All five components of the index rose in June. The index is up 6.9 per cent

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13 Jun 2013

Weekly economic and market update

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Share markets remain twitchy with ongoing worries about the Fed tapering its quantitative easing program at a time when economic data is mixed, disappointment that Japan’s reform program lacks details

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11 Jun 2013

Economic growth…but softer beneath the surface

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Economic growth in the March quarter in Australia was 0.6% or 2.5% year on year. While this was broadly as expected it highlights that growth in Australia is now running

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06 Jun 2013

Data deluge: Economy is in good, not great shape

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Retail trade rose by 0.2 per cent in April after falling by 0.4 per cent in March and rising by 1.3 per cent in February. Annual spending growth held steady

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04 Jun 2013

Weekly economic and market update

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Investment markets remained jittery over the last week as nervousness continues about the Fed slowing the pace of stimulus, bond yields continued to rise with some fearing a 1994 style

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03 Jun 2013