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The Summary July was all about central banks cutting interest rates to support growth. This spurred equity markets to new highs in both Australia and the US. The Reserve Bank ...
The Summary May was not a good month for global equity markets. The prime source of concern was the escalating trade dispute between the US and China, leading markets to ...
Updated on 31st July 2019: Since this interview, the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points in June and again in July to a record low 1.00 per cent. ...
The old adage that people are more likely to change their partner than their bank may not be true for much longer. In the coming years open banking is expected ...
The Summary With the Federal Election victory now confirmed for the Liberal–National coalition, we no longer need to plan around changes to franking credits, negative gearing, reductions in CGT ...
The Summary In March, the world’s financial markets continued coming to grips with the implications of the sudden slowdown in global growth in recent months. Data for the manufacturing ...
The Summary February saw further signs of slowing global growth, muted inflation and ongoing geopolitical risks. Key policymakers have responded with more of the “patience and flexibility” message they have ...
The Summary After a very difficult month in December, markets bounced back strongly in January as fears about US monetary policy and a potential recession were alleviated by a mix ...
The Summary 2018 was a year in which global investors significantly reduced their appetite for risk in the face of slower than expected growth, a tightening in US monetary policy, and ...
The Summary Speculation about US monetary policy was the key factor driving markets in November. Comments from senior Federal Reserve officials led the markets to think the Fed is close ...
The Summary October saw the most significant pull-back in global equity markets since 2015. A wide range of issues contributed to this, including the US/China “trade war”, the Italy/EU ...
The Summary Following a strong rally in August, September proved to be a mixed month for world financial markets, with a modest retracement in a number of equity markets, including ...
The Summary It’s been a decade since the peak of the Global Financial Crisis and the legacy remains clear. While equity markets have had some outstanding returns since that ...
The Summary Diversified portfolios performed well in July with all major markets producing solid returns. US shares did particularly well and some underperformance in emerging markets proved to be short-term ...
To use a well-worn sporting analogy, the 2017/18 financial year was a feature of two halves. The Summary The first half: 2017 saw a general swing among global investors towards risk assets [...
The end of financial year period is a great time to take stock, reflect on past events and tie up loose ends - and it’s also the perfect time ...
