Summary of key points Inflation and why it is persistently so low? - We think it will average between 2.0% p.a. and 2.5% p.a. in Australia over the next ten years. The likely path back to normalised monetary policy by the world’s central banks. We think it will..

Summary of key points Little seems to have changed over the course of the last month. Trump and Kim are still ranting at each other, although it seems to have a harder edge more recently. The Fed is still planning four rate rises by the end of 2018..

Summary of key points Over the last few weeks, International equity market valuations have improved slightly even though the Australian ten-year bond yield increased slightly. Forward earnings per share growth estimates for major companies in the USA and Australia were, with some prominent exceptions, largely maintained or reduced..

The main recent events of significance have been: The Reserve Bank of Australia maintaining its official rate unchanged at 1.5% p.a. but indicating that it now considered the neutral rate to be 3.5% p.a., hence foreshadowing a series of increases to this level over some unspecified period. This added to..

•  The main drivers of returns are equity market returns. In turn the main drivers of returns on equities are low bond yields (even though these will have a tendency to rise) and reasonably solid earnings growth. •  Over the latest month, equity market valuations have improved slightly in the..

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• In Australia the RBA left its short-term official rate unchanged at the record low of 1.5% p.a. again while the Federal Government Budget tacitly envisages larger deficits for longer.
• Equity market valuations have improved in..

Government delivers stability in 2017-18 Federal Budget Click on the link below to upload the..

There has been little real change in financial market conditions over the last month. Click on the PDF below to upload the Latest..

The Trump rally in equities markets has faltered in recent weeks, but the longer term dynamic has stayed in place and has strengthened. Click on the link below to view the latest..

The mild Trump inspired euphoria continues in the equities markets while pain persists in the bond markets.     Both are driven by the same expectations of a Trump administration: - Major cuts in corporate taxes - Increased federal spending and deficits - Reduced regulation

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