by Admin_CentW | May 29, 2020 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets continued to rally strongly over the past week as economic reopening in developed countries and stimulus measures continued but worries about an escalation in US/China tensions held...
by Admin_CentW | May 25, 2020 | Newsletters
Introduction There has been much debate about the short-term economic and investment impact of coronavirus – on economic activity, unemployment, interest rates, house prices, shares, etc. However, the magnitude of the shock means it will have medium to...
by Admin_CentW | May 22, 2020 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Major global share markets, with the exception of Chinese shares, rose solidly over the last week on optimism regarding the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus, reopening from lockdowns,...
by Admin_CentW | May 15, 2020 | Economic Updates
Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets pulled back over the last week on worries about “second waves” of the COVID-19 virus, the economic outlook and tensions with China. For the week, US shares fell 2.3%,...
by Admin_CentW | May 13, 2020 | Newsletters
Introduction Last night would have been Budget night and the Australian Treasurer would have been announcing budget surpluses. Of course, coronavirus intervened, and the surpluses rightly had to be sacrificed to support Australian households, businesses and...