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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets rebounded over the last week from oversold levels on the back of increasing optimism that the Fed has finished raising rates helped by soft US jobs data, strong US earnings results and the war in Israel being relatively contained so far. For the week US shares rose 5.9%, Eurozone shares rose 4.3%, Japanese shares rose 3.1% and Chinese shares gained 0.6%. The global rebound and falling bond yields saw the Australian share market rise 2.2%. 10-year bond yields mostly [...]

Investment markets and key developments Most global share markets fell again over the last week on the back of ongoing worries about high bond yields, the war in Israel and some mixed US earnings results. For the week US shares fell 2.5%, Eurozone shares fell 0.3% and Japanese shares lost 0.9%. However, Chinese shares rose 1.5% helped by the announcement of policy stimulus. The poor global lead along with increased expectations for another rate rise following hawkish RBA comments and higher than expected inflation data saw the [...]

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were mixed over the last week. US shares rose as Fed officials sounded less hawkish before higher than expected inflation and nervousness over the war in Israel weighed later in the week, leaving them up 0.5% for the week as a whole. Japanese shares also gained 4.3% but Eurozone shares fell 0.2% and Chinese shares fell 0.7%. The positive global lead along with talk of more stimulus in China saw Australian shares rise 1.4% for the week. The less [...]

Investment markets and key developmentsGlobal share markets were mixed over the last week. US shares initially fell as higher bond yields continued to pressure valuations not helped by political uncertainty with the replacement of the House Speaker, but then rebounded from technical support on Friday helped by a “goldilocks” (not too strong, not too weak) interpretation of the latest jobs data. This saw US shares rise 0.5% for the week. Eurozone shares fell 1.2% for the week and Japanese shares fell 2.7%. The poor global lead saw Australian [...]

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets fell again over the last week as bond yields rose further (with Fed Chair Powell offering no objection to rising bond yields in a Q&A session) putting more pressure on share market valuations. September lived up to its reputation as being a bad month for shares with US shares down around 4.6% and global shares down around 3.7%. Australian shares fell but only by around 0.2% for the week with falls led by IT, materials and discretionary stocks, leaving [...]

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly fell over the last week as “higher for longer” interest rate signals from the Fed and some other central banks pushed bond yields higher. A 2.9% fall for the week took the key direction setting US share market below its August lows establishing a downtrend from July. Eurozone shares lost 2% and Japanese shares fell 3.4% but the Chinese share market rose 0.8%. Reflecting the weak global lead, the Australian share market fell by 2.9% for the week. [...]

Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were mixed over the last week. US shares initially rose as economic data provided confidence that the Fed won’t have to raise rates again but fell on Friday on concerns about an auto workers strike amidst various options expiries which can magnify volatility leaving them down 0.2% for the week. Chinese shares also fell 0.8% for the week amidst growth concerns. However, Eurozone shares rose 1.3% helped by a “dovish rate hike” from the ECB and Japanese shares rose [...]