by Admin_CentW | Dec 15, 2017 | Newsletters
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Despite a continuing run of very favourable global economic news – highlighting strong growth, low inflation and benign central banks – share markets were mixed over the last week. US...
by Admin_CentW | Dec 14, 2017 | Newsletters
Two years after it first started raising interest rates in this cycle in December 2015, the Fed has increased rates for the fifth time, raising the Fed Funds rate another 0.25% to a target range of 1.25-1.5%. For the last two years, it has been right not to fear the...
by Admin_CentW | Dec 8, 2017 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares had a few wobbles early in the past week with a bit of profit-taking partly triggered by the US Senate’s tax reform bill delaying the corporate tax rate cut until 2019 and its retention of...
by Admin_CentW | Dec 6, 2017 | Newsletters
2017 – a relatively smooth year By the standards of recent years, 2017 was relatively quiet. Sure there was the usual “worry list” – about Trump, elections in Europe, China as always, North Korea and the perennial property crash in Australia. And there was a...
by Admin_CentW | Dec 1, 2017 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week US shares rose 1.5% over the last week to new record highs helped by progress on tax reform and Jerome Powell confirming that he would opt for less onerous financial regulation at the US Federal...