From goldilocks to taper tantrum 2.0 – a bit of turbulence hits markets. 3 reasons not to be fussed —Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist for AMP Capital
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
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