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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rose over the past week helped by relief at the conclusion of the European and Ukrainian elections, mostly good economic data and more signs that easing is on the way in Europe. US shares gained 1.2%, Eurozone shares were up 1.5%, Japanese shares rose 1.2% and Chinese shares rose 0.2%. Signs that non-mining and housing investment are starting to offset the slump in mining investment also helped support the [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rose over the last week, with US shares up 1.2% to a record closing high, Eurozone shares up 1.2%, Japanese shares gaining 2.6%, Chinese shares up 0.4% and Australian shares up 0.3%. However, the lack of decisive momentum seen all year remains a feature, with global and Australian shares up only 2% to 3% year-to-date. After the strong gains last year, shares have been undergoing a bit of a stealth [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw more messy and volatile trading in share markets with some mixed economic data and corporate news in the US and intensifying concerns about Ukraine weighing on US and European shares. US shares were flat, Eurozone and Japanese shares fell 0.7% but Chinese shares gained 0.8%. While the measures announced in the Australian Federal Budget were slightly milder than expected, the Budget provided some relief for the Australian share [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw more messy and volatile trading in share markets, with dovish comments by US and European central bankers and mostly good profit news providing support, but also worries about technology stocks and uncertainty about Ukraine continuing to drag. US and European shares fell 0.1%, Japanese shares fell 1.8% and Chinese shares fell 0.8%. Australian shares were little changed with fears regarding the 2014 Federal Budget continuing to drag on [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw Australian shares gain +1.4% helped by news of low inflation, but US and Eurozone shares fell on Friday on the back of renewed worries about tech stocks leaving them both down -0.1% for the week. Chinese shares fell -2.9% on concerns about new share offerings and Japanese shares fell -0.6%. Increasing tensions in Ukraine are also weighing on investor confidence. Bond yields mostly fell with 10 year yields [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw major global share markets rebound on the back of good economic data, favourable earnings reports in the US and steps towards a de-escalation of the Ukraine crisis. US shares rose +2.7%, Eurozone shares gained +1% and the Australian share market rose +0.5%. Bond yields rose in the US. However, they were mixed in Europe and fell slightly in Australia. Commodity prices were also mixed. The Australian dollar fell and [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw major global share markets fall with US shares down 2.7%, Eurozone shares down 3.5% and Japanese shares down 7.3% led by a further decline in technology stocks. Flight-to-safety demand, dovish signals from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and ongoing risks regarding Ukraine saw bonds rally. Australian shares briefly made it to a new post global financial crisis high above 5500 though, helped by takeover activity and ended the week [...]

Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen gains in share markets on the back of good economic data, dovish comments from central bankers and some lessening of risks regarding Ukraine. US shares rose +0.4% (despite a sell off on Friday as technology stocks corrected), Eurozone shares rose +1.9%, Japanese shares gained +2.5%, Chinese shares rose +0.8% and Australian shares rose +1.0%. As a result we have seen share markets continue to grind higher. Bond [...]