by Josh Wingrove | Oct 16, 2017 | Monday Market Madness
The Australian market was higher last week as business and consumer confidence improved. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer confidence index is at the highest level in a year and reflects a more upbeat view on the economic outlook by consumers. NAB’s survey of...by Josh Wingrove | Oct 3, 2017 | Economic update, Monday Market Madness
The Australian market was modestly higher last week as investors digested another threat by North Korea as well as the likelihood that Donald Trump gets tax reform through Congress. In markets, the ASX 200 index traded in a tight range this week with no meaningful...by Josh Wingrove | Sep 25, 2017 | Economic update, Monday Market Madness
The Australian market was lower this week in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve signalling it may deliver a Christmas rate rise, even in the face of persistently weak inflation in the world’s largest economy. In Australian economic news, investors digested minutes...by Josh Wingrove | Sep 18, 2017 | Monday Market Madness
The Australian market was higher last week and like global markets, we weren’t overly impacted by North Korea’s latest missile launch over Japan in the previous week. North Korea likely reacting to new sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council designed to...