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Investment & Economic Review April 2022

10 Apr 2022

Interest rates are rising. The Australian government 10-year bond has more than doubled from 1.2% last August to the current 3%. However, for context, this directional change comes a full forty years after rates peaked at 16.4% in early 1982. Investment markets have enjoyed the tailwind of generally falling rates for a long time, and many participants in the world financial markets have never experienced rising rates in their entire investing career.

Investment & Economic Review January 2022

18 Jan 2022

There has been more uncertainty and trepidation in the last two years than any period in recent times, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and all the associated health, social and economic implications. Yet investment markets performed remarkably well during most of this time, seemingly favouring the longer-term growth potential, bolstered by aggressive stimulatory actions, over the shorter-term issues.

Investment & Economic Review October 2021

18 Oct 2021

Regrettably, the COVID pandemic took a turn for the worse in Australia, with higher community transmission and consequential societal and business restrictions and lockdowns. This has caused some meaningful reduction in present economic activity, though a clearer roadmap to reopening and recovery is now apparent, likely leading to a sharp rebound in activity in 2022.

Investment & Economic Review July 2021

23 Jul 2021

Multiple schemes and strategies have been employed by governments and central banks since the pandemic began, and these have largely been successful in mitigating the economic downturn risks, which otherwise would have been more significant.

Investment & Economic Review April 2021

21 Apr 2021

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) conducts monetary policy meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. The pronouncements and policy settings from these meetings have become increasingly important due to the RBA’s particularly aggressive monetary actions and interest rate control interventions. 

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