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The first week of the third quarter was another good one for the US dollar. The greenback soared to multi-year highs versus the Australian and New Zealand dollars and extended its gains against most...
Originally published by CMC Markets European and US stocks finished lower last week as traders were worried about the rally in US government bond yields, which hit fresh seven-year highs. The fear...
One of the big questions being asked in Australia's property sector at the moment is whether machines are starting to take over the task of valuing homes. Chess, played since the 7th century, is a...
Auction activity across the combined capital cities increased this week after last week’s grand final and public holiday slowdown, with 1,809 homes taken to auction, almost doubling from the 895...
Originally published by BetaShares Week in review The highlight of the past week was clearly the surge in US bond yields which helped drag down equity prices to a degree. Having broken through...
Originally published by CMC Markets The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) declared on Sunday that they are set to cut the reserve ratio for the country’s major banks by 1% on 15 October. This...
AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS This week the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate at a record low of 1.50%, where it has been since August 2016. In the accompanying statement, RBA...
With rapid population growth and a surge in high rise towers, many of Australia’s inner city regions have seen a surge in the population density. Australia is moving through the peak of an...
Originally published by AMP Capital Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell over the last week, largely in response to a renewed rise in bond yields. Commodity...
Retail Sales Australian retail turnover rose 0.3 per cent in August 2018, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures. This follows a...
Originally published by CMC Markets Shares sank in overnight trading as the US dollar held higher ground and US bond yields persisted above break out levels. The reality of higher interest rates...
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI) declined by 2.5 points to 49.3 in September, signaling the first easing in...
Originally published by CMC Markets A broad based sell-off is sweeping across Europe as traders are worried about emerging market (EM) economies. Europe The prospect of four rate hikes from the...
Originally published by IG Markets The global bond rout carried through the overnight session, though it must be said the selling pressure eased through-out the evening. Bond-rout spreads: The price...
Originally published by IG Markets Economic data flow has been relatively light overnight, but activity on financial markets is especially rife. Treasury sell-off: It’s begun with the bond...