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21/03/2023

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14/03/2023

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Chart of the week The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (one of the top 20 largest US banks) sparked worries about the banking system, but this is not 2008. Banks regulations are now much stricter on ensuring balance sheet strength and liquidity, while regulators now have a playbook to inject liquidit...

06/03/2023

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-          Retail sales in Australia for January increased by 1.9%, surpassing the expected 1.5%, due to the enduring resilience of consumers.

03/03/2023

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27/02/2023

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Chart of the week Lithium has huge investor interest but is one of the more volatile areas of the market as the large increase in demand for lithium batteries is still in its early stages. Lithium resources are ample, but mines and refineries have long lead times and many risks between discovery to....

19/02/2023

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Chart of the week According to the latest economic data, the US consumer is proving to be more resilient than anticipated, contradicting the belief that the country's economy is rapidly losing momentum. In January, US retail sales exceeded the 1.8% growth predicted by economists, rising by 3% MoM. T...

14/02/2023

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Chart of the week We are in the latter stages of the US earnings season while the domestic season is just kicking into gear. Although we have seen a blistering start for market returns in 2023, fundamentals remain negative as downgrades continue to flow through. In the US, forward guidance has been....

06/02/2023

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Chart of the week The latest Job Openings and Labour Turnover Survey (JOLTS) survey showed job vacancies rising again. The strength in job vacancies was supported by US employment data and low levels of initial jobless claims readings which points to a hot US labour market. While US employment costs...

30/01/2023

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Chart of the week Economic data has largely remained strong for Australia, as well as the US. However, a lot of the data focused on by the media are lagging rather than leading indicators. While lagging data is painting a picture that is supportive of a Goldilocks environment, leading indicators hav...

15/01/2023

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Weekly Market Update Happy new year! We hope 2023 will be kinder to investors than 2022 was, though we remain cautious on the outlook at this stage. Key economic releases last week

19/12/2022

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Weekly Market Update This will be our final update for 2022 and we will resume on 16 January 2023. Thanks for reading and best wishes for the holiday season, see you next year! Key economic releases last week