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

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 27 September

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week was relatively quiet with the approaching deadline to avert a US government shutdown weighing on US shares but Australian shares

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30 Sep 2013

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 20 September

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Key events of the past week and implications Global share and bond markets got a big lift over the past week as first Larry Summers dropped out of the race

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23 Sep 2013

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 13 September

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Key events of the past week and implications Global share markets pushed higher over the last week helped by mostly good economic news, notably this time from China, and the

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16 Sep 2013

Australia’s new Government

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 It’s over, at least for now The policies of the new Government if implemented are likely to lead to smaller government, less regulation and over time improved productivity and economic

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10 Sep 2013

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 6 September

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Key events of the past week and implications While share markets mostly rose over the past week helped by a delay to action regarding Syria and on the back of

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09 Sep 2013

Weekly market & economic update: Week ending August 30

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Key events of the past week and implications Share markets had another volatile week with concerns about a strike on Syria weighing on confidence, and emerging market assets, particularly currencies,

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02 Sep 2013

Weekly market & economic update – week ending August 23

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Key events of the past week and implications Fed taper fears dominated over the past week resulting in further increases in bond yields and volatile share markets. Some emerging share

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26 Aug 2013

Weekly market & economic update: week ending August 16

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week saw more good data out of the US and Europe, but share markets were mixed with worries about Fed tapering

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19 Aug 2013