Global equities rebounded strongly last week, reflecting ongoing hopes of a US interest rate cut and signs that US trade tensions with Mexico at least would soon be resolved. And sure enough, Trump suspended planned tariffs on Mexico overnight following an apparent agreement to tackle illegal immigration. Sadly, the situation... Show More
Weekly comment Global trade tensions continued to dominate market sentiment over the past week, with bond yields and equities prices dropping further. Oil prices also fell while currencies remained steady and gold benefited from a flight to safety. Iron-ore also continued to impress, despite the trade wars. The focus of market attention... Show More
CommSec Senior Economist Ryan Felsman takes a look at the economic events scheduled for the week ahead, including retail sales, job ads and building approvals. Show More
CommSec Senior Economist Savanth Sebastian takes a look at the economic events scheduled for the week ahead, including employment, housing finance, tourist arrivals and the RBA Financial Stability Review: Show More
CommSec Senior Economist Savanth Sebastian takes a look at the economic events scheduled for the week ahead, including new home sales, private sector credit and job vacancies. Show More
According to CoreLogic data Australian home price momentum has started the year on a solid note with capital city dwelling prices up 0.7% month on month in January or 10.7% year on year. As has been the case for the last four years this remains dominated by Sydney and Melbourne... Show More
CommSec Economist Savanth Sebastian takes a look at the economic events scheduled for the week ahead, including Housing Finance data, Credit & Debit card lending and the NAB Business Survey For more Economic Insights, visit https://www.commsec.com.au/market-news/the-markets.html Show More
CommSec Economist Savanth Sebastian takes a look at the economic events scheduled for the week ahead, including the RBA Board Meeting, retail trade, home prices and US non-farm payrolls data For more Economic Insights, visit https://www.commsec.com.au/market-news/the-markets.html Show More
CommSec Chief Economist Craig James takes a look at the economic events scheduled for the week ahead, including population data, residential home prices and the CBA Business Sales Indicator For more Economic Insights, visit: https://www.commsec.com.au/market-news/the-markets.html Show More
CommSec Chief Economist Craig James takes a look at the economic events scheduled for the week ahead, including Employment data, the Reserve Bank Bulletin & the Consumer Confidence survey View more Economic Insights at https://www.commsec.com.au/market-news/the-markets.html Show More