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In February, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held steady on the cash rate at 4.35%, a move widely anticipated by market participants. Reflecting on the ...
After finishing 2023 on a strong note, momentum continued in equity markets. Australian equities rose further in January with a 1.2% lift, taking the 3-month advance to 14 %. ...
In its final meeting of 2023, the Reserve Bank of Australia Board left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% despite concerns that inflation could remain above the 2 ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate to 4.35% in response to a resilient job market and domestic demand, with inflation moderating slower ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose not to lift rates at the September and October meetings, giving itself more time to assess the impact ...
Investor sentiment turned in September with inflation data suggesting there were risks of further interest rate hikes ahead to cool ongoing consumer price pressures. This ...
July’s CPI result was 4.9%, slowing from 5.4% in June, which cemented expectations of a pause in interest rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered, ...
In early July, the RBA surprised markets by not raising cash rates. Despite expectations for an increase in August, the lower June inflation (CPI) saw ...
The RBA raised the cash rate to 4.1% in June, the highest level since 2012. Surprisingly, they paused rates in July, but another rate hike is expected ...
The RBA raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1% in early June, the second increase since April. Global equity markets had a mixed performance ...
In April, global developed equities saw a slight positive tone, rising by 1.8%, with Europe ex-UK being the standout performer. Australian equities rose by 1.9%, with banks ...
In March, global equity markets rose after a tough February. The main themes during the quarter were concerns about peak inflation, a possible peak in ...
2022 was a very difficult year for the global financial markets, with nearly all asset classes posting negative returns for the year (see Chart 1 below). The ...
2021/22 was another dramatic year for global financial markets. A combination of strong growth, abundant liquidity, supply chain blockages, and the Ukraine war triggered the biggest ...
April was a harsh month for financial markets. High inflation, aggressive rhetoric from the US Federal Reserve Bank, the Ukraine war and COVID lockdowns in ...
March was a turbulent month for global financial markets. Early in the month, the war in Ukraine and the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) program ...
Despite ongoing COVID waves, equities had another stellar year. Re-opening helped REITs and infrastructure in particular. However, supply chain problems caused pockets of excess demand ...
Summary With high equity valuations and slowing global growth, markets are in a mood to be worried, and September provided them with plenty of opportunities. ...
Summary 2020/21 was a dramatic year that started with serious concerns about public health and the global economy and finished on an optimistic note, delivering historic ...
Summary March saw further good news about the pace of global economic recovery, with the OECD revising up its forecasts for global growth, and strong ...
Summary February was a re-run of January in that markets started on a strong note, with equities posting very good gains in the first half ...
Summary January saw further improvement in the Australian economy, with higher employment and stronger business conditions and consumer confidence. Inflation rose only modestly in the ...
Summary 2020 began off the back of a big global equity rally, with a few geo-political concerns, but no inkling of the havoc that COVID-19 was ...
Summary November was a massive month for global financial markets. Two of the biggest uncertainties facing the markets were resolved in ways which led global ...
Summary A major resurgence of Covid-9 infections in the UK, Europe and US has renewed investor concerns about the path of global economic recovery. In ...
Summary September saw a break in the rally in global equity markets. Several factors contributed to this, including signs that the global recovery, while proceeding, ...
Summary August saw restrictions maintained in a number of countries to contain COVID-19 second waves. Progress was made in Australia and the US in getting ...
Summary July saw second waves of COVID-19 infections around the world with cases per week in a number of countries, including Australia, the US and ...
Summary 2019/20 was the most dramatic year for financial markets since the GFC. The first half of the year was dominated by concerns of global recession ...
Summary January was a dramatic month for the world economy and financial markets, starting with hostilities between the US and Iran and ending with fears ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 “...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Last week’s headline you didn’t see Australian shares gain more than $60,000,000,000 (that’s sixty billion!) The old newspaper editor's adage is that "bad ...
No doubt Amazon’s highly anticipated arrival in Australia will shake up an already sluggish retail sector. So what could this mean for share prices ...
We all understand that certain sectors of the market do better during particular stages of the economic cycle than others. However, trying to pick the ...
Could technology innovation and demographics be the best investment indicators in a uncertain world? Recently the Australian head of one of the most forward thinking ...