Which key events have been driving markets? Watch this video with Senior Economist Bob Cunneen to find out.   

Highlights: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index returned 2.1% with Energy (+8.6%), Consumer Staples (+5.6%), and Materials (+5.2%) posting solid returns. Information Technology continued to be challenged with a decline of -6.6%. Nonfarm payrolls rose 678,000 in February, well above of expectations of a 400,000 increase. The war in Ukraine exacerbated stock market volatility and caused Brent…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to: maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances at zero per cent The global economy is continuing to recover from the pandemic. However, the war in Ukraine is a major new source of uncertainty. Inflation in parts of the world…

  High inflation sends jitters through share markets Which key events have been driving markets? Watch this video with Senior Economist Bob Cunneen to find out. In this video, Bob discusses: why global and Australian shares fell in January how the global and Australian economies are performing

Highlights: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index declined by -6.4% with significant sell-offs experienced in Information Technology (-18.4%), Health Care (-12.1%) and Consumer Staples (-9.6%). Nonfarm payrolls rose 467,000 in January, well above of expectations of a 150,000 increase. Eurozone annual inflation rose to 5.3% amid continuing high energy prices. The RBA kept the cash rate on…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to: maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances at zero per cent decided to cease further purchases under the bond purchase program, with the final purchases to take place on 10 February. The Omicron outbreak has affected the economy, but it…

Highlights: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 2.75% in December with strong returns across Utilities, Materials, Property, and Financials ex Property. Nonfarm payrolls rose 199,000 in December, well below of expectations of a 400,000 increase. European annual inflation rose to 5.2% amid increasing energy costs. The RBA kept the cash rate on hold at 0.1% and…

Highlights: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index declined by -0.5% in November masking some disparate returns across sectors. Nonfarm payrolls rose 210,000 in November, well below of expectations of a 550,000 increase. Eurozone annual inflation rose to 4.9%, the highest rate since July 1991. The RBA kept the cash rate on hold at 0.1% as expected, with…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to: maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances at zero per cent continue to purchase government securities at the rate of $4 billion a week until at least mid February 2022. The Australian economy is recovering from the setback caused by…

Which key events have been driving markets? Watch this video with Senior Economist Bob Cunneen to find out.