Market Update

7 April, 2020

Retirees, COVID-19 And Options On The Table During A Market Crash

The spread of coronavirus has been followed by some of the biggest plunges in share markets since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), both here in Australia and around the world. […]
8 April, 2019

Federal Budget 2019 Spotlight

The 2019 Budget was handed down on Tuesday 2 April by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg a matter of days before Prime Minister Scott Morrison is due to call the next federal […]
16 August, 2018

August economic update and market overview

Economic Update   Market and Economic overview Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) again left interest rates on hold at 1.50% in July, extending the record period where policy […]
16 May, 2018

May economic update and market overview

Economic Update   Market and Economic overview Australia As anticipated, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left domestic interest rates on hold a 1.50%. Official borrowing costs have been at […]
16 February, 2018

Economic Update – February

Economic Update   Market and Economic overview Australia Employment continued to rise in December, with a further 34,700 jobs being created. In 2017 as a whole, more than 400,000 new […]
13 November, 2017

Economic update – November

Economic update Australia CPI data for the September quarter showed prices rising 1.8% from a year ago. This was below expectations of a 2.0% increase. Recent increases in utility prices […]
17 August, 2017

Market Update – August

MARKET AND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW Australia The RBA’s July interest rate decision was complicated by the recent strength of the Australian dollar, largely driven by a weaker US currency. The RBA […]
5 June, 2017

The Australian housing market – what are the key issues?

The Australian housing market – what are the key issues? The cooling in the Sydney and Melbourne property markets evident in late 2015 in response to macro prudential tightening deployed […]
15 May, 2017

Economic Update – May

Economics overview Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board met on 4 April and as widely expected, left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5%. At the time […]
15 February, 2017

Market Update – January

Market Update United States US equities rose over the month with the S&P 500 recording a gain of 1.9%, achieving a new all-time high, as did the Dow Jones Industrial […]