Highlights: In June markets were influenced by political developments in the UK and US and more hawkish commentary from central bankers suggesting that soft inflation is only transitory. European equities lost 2.8% in June after two Italian banks were bailed out by the Italian government and ECB President Draghi hinted at tighter monetary policy. The…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. The broad-based pick-up in the global economy is continuing. Labour markets have tightened further in many countries and forecasts for global growth have been revised up since last year. Above-trend growth is expected in a number of advanced…

Highlights: Markets in May were heavily influenced by political developments in the major economies.  European equities returned 2.6% in May helped by Emmanuel Macron’s convincing win in the French Presidential election. In the middle of the month equities were sold off on revelations that Donald Trump may have pressured former head of the FBI, James…

In this update, Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist talks to Myooran about key events driving markets during May. They discuss: Australian shares delivering a disappointing monthly performance US and European share markets making solid gains in May the political risks in Europe, the Middle East and North Korea as key themes driving markets, and President Trump’s…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. The broad-based pick-up in the global economy is continuing. Labour markets have tightened further in many countries and forecasts for global growth have been revised up since last year. Above-trend growth is expected in a number of advanced…

In this update, Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist talks to Jason Hazell, Head of Investment Communications, about key events driving markets during April. They discuss: Australian shares delivering a solid monthly performance US and European share markets making strong gains in April President Trump’s bold promises of corporate tax cuts and higher infrastructure spending continuing to…

Highlights: Equity markets rose in April helped by political developments in Europe and solid US corporate earnings reports. In the United States, the technology-laden NASDAQ Composite Index rose to all-time highs, boosted by strong earnings results from the major technology companies. US consumer and business sentiment surveys fell back from the recent highs reached following…

First home savers, downsizers and small business are the winners in Treasurer Scott Morrison’s second Budget – while taxpayers face an increase in the Medicare levy. Note: These changes are proposals only and may or may not be made law Superannuation Contributions from downsizing the home Date of effect: 1 July 2018 Individuals aged 65…

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. There has been a broad-based pick-up in the global economy since last year. Labour markets have tightened further in many countries and forecasts for global growth have been revised up. Above-trend growth is expected in a number of…

In this update, Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist talks to Jason Hazell, Head of Investment Communications, about key events driving markets during March. They discuss: the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates in March how financial markets are keenly awaiting the specific detail of President Trump’s policy agenda the key political risk factors to watch in…