05 July 2017 Key points Central banks beyond the US are edging towards an exit from easy money. This is likely to cause bouts of volatility in shares and a rising trend in bond yields. However, its unlikely to derail the bull market in shares as any move to tightening reflects ... Read more
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision —Rates Unchanged!
Number 2017-13 Date 4 July 2017 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 ... Read more
Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure —Harvard Business Review
As constant travellers and parents of a 2-year-old, we sometimes fantasize about how much work we can do when one of us gets on a plane, undistracted by phones, friends, and Finding Nemo. We race to get all our ground work done: packing, going through TSA, doing a last-minute work call, calling each ... Read more
Global political risks one year on from Brexit – what have we learned? —Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist for AMP Capital
20 June 2017 Key points Geopolitical issues create much interest, but as we saw over the last year starting with Brexit this doesn’t mean they’ll have a big negative impact on financial markets. However, a backlash against economic rationalist policies and inequality, and the ... Read more
The Australian economy hits another rough patch-implications for investors—Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist for AMP Capital
14 June 2017 Key points Annual Australian growth slowed to 1.7% in the March quarter hit by bad weather & weak consumer spending. A declining drag from falling mining investment, strong public infrastructure spending and a likely resumption of trade contributing to growth ... Read more
RBA Leaves Rates Unchanged —Press Release 6 June 2017
Media Release Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision Number2017-12 Date6 June 2017 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 ... Read more
FUTURE TERRORISM | How do we combat in chaos? by Chris Riddell, Futurist
Great article from Chris Riddell, Futurist. Please click HERE to read. ... Read more
The Trump bump and shares – short-term risks, but five reasons for optimism — Dr Shane Oliver, AMP Capital Chief Economist
23 May 2017 Key points The political scandal around President Trump is likely to speed up rather than stop his pro-business reforms. However, after a strong run, shares remain vulnerable to a short-term correction with worries around Trump, North Korea, the Fed, etc, ... Read more
Three reasons why the risks for the Australian dollar are still on the downside — Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist for AMP Capital
17 May 2017 Key points The closure of speculative short positions in the $A, a bounce in commodity prices, delays in Fed rate hikes and expectations the next interest rate move by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is up, have stabilised the $A over the last year. The downtrend ... Read more
Australia and US share an interplay between lifestyle and aspiration —by Bernard Salt
by Bernard Sal Columnist and Demographer The Australian continent is often compared with the mainland United States. Both are land masses and both populations are predominantly English-speaking. Both have a recent heritage of European settlement. Both are liberal democracies that value ... Read more
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