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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While shares had a rough patch mid-week, they recovered into the end of the week helped by better US earnings reports and some positive signs out of China. Although Australian shares ended down 0.2% for the week, US shares rose 0.9%, Eurozone shares gained 0.1%, Japanese shares rose 0.8% and Chinese shares rose 6.5%. In fact, the Chinese share market is now up 16% from its late-August low. While shares did well, [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen a rebound in share markets, commodities and commodity related currencies like the $A gather pace. US and Australian shares have closed above the range they have been in since their sharp fall in August which is a very positive sign. The major driver has been diminishing concerns regarding both China and the Fed. The rebound in share markets has been reinforced by stronger commodity prices, which has [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen a roller coaster ride for shares. Early in the week worries about Chinese/global growth and the Federal Reserve's (the Fed's) interest rate decision helped push the US share market back down to near its August low, which in turn pushed several markets to new lows, including Australian shares. However, shares rebounded mid-week from oversold levels, with US shares given a big push along on Friday by expectations [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week It's been another volatile week in financial markets with most share markets dragged lower as global growth worries continue, highlighted by more weak Chinese data, sharp falls in some emerging market currencies, a miss by Caterpillar and ongoing uncertainty regarding the Fed. Australian shares retested their late August lows and European shares briefly slipped below them, not helped by VW, refugees and uncertainty regarding the Catalonian election. For the week US and [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets have had another volatile week as worries about China and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) linger, but the major markets saw gains over the week. While expectations regarding the long talked about Fed interest rate hike continue to wax and wane, more stimulus measures and soothing words from China have helped. US shares rose 2.1%, Eurozone shares rose 0.5%, Japanese shares gained 2.7% (helped by talk of corporate tax cuts), [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week While most share markets managed to remain above recent lows they had a volatile week, falling back again thanks largely to ongoing worries about Chinese economic growth and the Fed, with indications from the ECB that it is prepared to ease further if needed - "the Draghi put" - providing only partial support. Over the week US shares lost 3.4%, Eurozone shares fell 2.9%, Japanese shares fell 7%, Chinese shares fell 2.2% [...]