The increasing global spread of Covid-19 has increased the risk of greater economic disruption for longer – whether it’s a further share market fall of 5% or 20% or no further fall at all, it makes sense to turn down the noise around the virus and stick to a long-term investment strategy.
Market and Economic overview Australia > Headline inflation rose slightly more than expected in the December quarter. Prices rose 0.7% over the three-month period, the fastest quarterly increase in three… read more →
Key points • 2019 saw growth slow, recession fears increase and the US trade wars ramp up, but solid investment returns as monetary policy eased, bond yields fell and demand… read more →
Key points: The bushfires are expected to result in around a 0.4% hit to GDP mainly in the March quarter followed by a rebuilding boost. The hit to consumer spending… read more →