Highlights: Recent economic data continues to show that the major economies are all growing and that global growth is accelerating. In Japan, the recent elections returned Prime Minister Shizo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party with a larger majority allowing a continuation of Abenomics. In the US, markets reacted favourably to the details of the Republican tax…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. Conditions in the global economy are continuing to improve. Labour markets have tightened and further above-trend growth is expected in a number of advanced economies, although uncertainties remain. Growth in the Chinese economy is being supported by increased spending on…

Which key events have been driving markets? Watch this video of NAB Asset Management’s Senior Economist Bob Cunneen talking to Global Equities Portfolio Manager Myooran Mahalingam to find out. They discuss:     Australian shares disappointing while the economy recorded improving data     the lessening of geopolitical risks in terms of North Korea, and     changes…

Highlights: Economic data released over the past month has continued to give investors optimism that the global economy is experiencing synchronised growth for the first time in many years. Investor concern over tensions between the United States and North Korea has subsided. Early economic indicators from the United States suggest that the recent hurricanes have…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. Conditions in the global economy have improved. Labour markets have tightened and above-trend growth is expected in a number of advanced economies, although uncertainties remain. Growth in the Chinese economy is being supported by increased spending on infrastructure…

Highlights: Economic data released over the past month has continued to paint a relatively good picture of global growth with most of the major economies experiencing accelerating economic growth in the June quarter. Geopolitical tensions remained heightened in August and this helped drive down bond yields. Political gridlock in the United States increased nervousness about…

Which key events have been driving markets? Watch this video of NAB Asset Management’s Senior Economist Bob Cunneen talking to Head of Investment Communications Jason Hazell to find out. They discuss: insights from the profit season in Australia heightened geopolitical risks after North Korea fired a missile across northern Japan, and President Trump’s bold promises…

Which key events have been driving markets? Watch this video of NAB Asset Management’s Senior Economist Bob Cunneen talking to Head of Investment Communications Jason Hazell to find out. They discuss: improving Australian economic activity data heightened geopolitical risks between the US and North Korea causing a spike in share market volatility, and President Trump’s…

Highlights; In a relatively quiet month for economic and policy news, global equity prices rose, helped by corporate earnings reports in the United States and Europe that were relatively strong. The US Dollar fell 2.9% against a trade-weighted basket of currencies as the “Trump Slump” continued. Over the month the lower US Dollar, and Chinese…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. Conditions in the global economy are continuing to improve. Labour markets have tightened further and above-trend growth is expected in a number of advanced economies, although uncertainties remain. Growth in the Chinese economy has picked up a little and is…