by Josh Wingrove | Dec 18, 2017 | Economic update, Monday Market Madness
The Australian market was modestly higher last week, helped by some Mergers & Acquisitions activity. Westfield spiked as the shopping mall giant announced that Europe’s largest listed property group, Unibail-Rodamco, wants to acquire Westfield in a cash and scrip...by Josh Wingrove | Dec 11, 2017 | Economic update, Monday Market Madness, Wealth
The Australian market was modestly higher last week as the Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate on hold at 1.50%. The RBA reiterated its view that monetary policy remained accommodative and leaving rates unchanged in December was consistent with its desired...by Josh Wingrove | Dec 4, 2017 | Economic update, Monday Market Madness, Wealth
The Australian market was higher this week, shrugging off another North Korean missile test to which Donald Trump retorted, “Additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today. This situation will be handled!” The financial sector was dragged lower after...by Josh Wingrove | Nov 27, 2017 | Economic update, Monday Market Madness, Wealth
The Australian market followed buoyant global markets higher last week. The Reserve Bank of Australia released minutes of its November board meeting which showed policymakers warning of “considerable uncertainty” about how quickly wages growth and inflation might pick...by Josh Wingrove | Nov 20, 2017 | Economic update, Monday Market Madness, Wealth
Last week saw the Australian market down with the ASX 200 index falling back below 6,000 points early in the week after disappointing leads from offshore. The market failed to recover throughout the rest of the week, impacted by weaker than expected economic data....by Josh Wingrove | Nov 13, 2017 | Economic update, Monday Market Madness, Wealth
The Australian market outperformed major global markets last week with the ASX 200 index rising above 6,000 points and finishing the week higher. Despite hovering around near decade highs, the market still lags its record-breaking offshore counterparts this year....