by Admin_CentW | Sep 29, 2017 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets pushed higher over the last week as solid economic data and ongoing talk of US tax reform more than offset continuing North Korea worries. US shares rose 0.7%, Eurozone shares gained 1.3%...
by Admin_CentW | Sep 22, 2017 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rose over the last week with Japanese shares up 2.5%, Eurozone shares up 0.7%, Chinese shares up 0.2% and US shares up 0.1%. However Australian shares were down 0.2% on rate...
by Admin_CentW | Sep 21, 2017 | Newsletters
Introduction The US Federal Reserve provided few surprises following its September meeting. While it left interest rates on hold, it confirmed that it will begin what it calls “balance sheet normalisation” next month and continued to signal its expectation that it...
by Admin_CentW | Sep 20, 2017 | Newsletters
For some time now, the investment world has been characterised by a search for decent yield paying investments. This “search for yield” actually started last decade but was interrupted by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the Eurozone debt crisis before resuming...
by Admin_CentW | Sep 15, 2017 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week The news flow was generally positive over the past week as investors were encouraged by signs that US Republican tax reform plans were still in play, a lift in inflation across advanced economies...