Economic Review

Stay up to date with what’s happened in markets and the Australian economy over the past month. The run of stronger-than-expected domestic inflation figures continued in May. The higher-than-expected inflation figures saw Australian shares tumble after reaching a welcome high mid-month. The ASX200 finished the month on a positive note, […]

Stay up to date with what’s happened in Australian markets over the past month. While the price of most goods and services continues to rise, the good news is the rate of increase is continuing to slow. As a result, the markets are beginning to breathe a sigh of relief. […]

As the inflation rate begins to ease, with consumer inflation slowing to a 13 month low in May, many commentators expressed hope that further interest rate rises may be kept in check. That led to a slight improvement in investor outlook for stocks at the end of June. The S&P/ASX […]

In the lead up to the Federal Budget, better-than-expected inflation figures were cause for optimism that the lengthy run of cash rate hikes have had an impact. US stocks in April saw the biggest rally that has been experienced for months, as investors looked beyond gloomy economic data. Local markets […]

Stay up to date with what’s happened in Australian markets over the past month. Cost of living pressures, inflation and interest rates were major concerns in the lead-up to the May federal election. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate for the first time in over 11 […]

Stay up to date with what’s happened in Australian markets over the past month. The economic event that overshadowed all others in April was the increase in inflation. The release of the March quarter Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed inflation up 2.1% in the quarter and 5.1% on an annual […]

Stay up to date with what’s happened in Australian markets over the past month. The war in Ukraine added a major new source of uncertainty to the local and global economic outlook in March. Inflationary pressure continued as global economies recover from the pandemic and as crude oil prices surged […]

Stay up to date with what’s happened in Australian markets over the past month. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February increased volatility on global financial markets and fuelled uncertainty about the pace of global economic recovery. Please get in touch if you’d like assistance with your personal financial situation.

Stay up to date with what’s happened in Australian markets over the past month. The global economy and financial markets ended the year as they began, dominated by the pandemic, as the world grappled with a new wave of COVID-19. Global sharemarkets made some big gains in 2021 on the […]

Stay up to date with what’s happened in Australian markets over the past month. As November drew to a close, and we look towards the end of the year, all eyes were on the new strain of the coronavirus, Omicron. Please get in touch if you’d like assistance with your […]