Which way now? Australian infrastructure expertise and cross-border investment flows
As the current phase of privatisations approaches its conclusion in Australia, local infrastructure investors are looking to international markets for investment opportunities. At the same time, global capital that was drawn to the Australian market by the deep pipeline continues to actively pursue Australian deals. This has created significant competition in Australia and seen infrastructure investors increasingly focus on a broader class of assets. Read more
Australian Markets Weekly – What do job ads tell us about the Australian economy?
The Weekly looks in detail at some of the trends in SEEK job ads and what they tell us about the trends in the various state economies. Read more
Markets Today: FAANGs bitten; bonds hit by BoJ
Today, a session that has been high on movement, even though it’s been low on data. And the Bank of Japan’s attempts to control bond yields has impacted bond prices across the globe. Read more
Markets Today: US ‘economic turnaround’ brought forward
The US has boasted about the economic turnaround evidenced by Friday’s GDP figures. Read more
Markets Today: Handbrake on car tariffs; Facebook lands facedown
Equity markets got a boost from the news Trump and Juncker have reached an agreement to halt further tariffs but tech stocks took a dent from the sharp fall of Facebook’s earning results. Read more
NAB SME Business Survey: June Quarter 2018
Business conditions ease slightly. Read more
Markets Today: Friends again? Or playing one against the other?
Despite trade talks, shares continue to rise, but for how long? And what’s happening to Australian inflation – a temporary falter or the start of a softening trend? Read more
NAB Quarterly Australian Commercial Property Survey Q2 2018
Overall sentiment in commercial property markets (measured by the NAB Commercial Property Index) moderated in Q2. The Index fell 4 points to +17 but remains well above its long-term average (+3). Read more
Markets Today: US and China prepare for the long game
China’s burst of confidence, irrespective of trade talks, is helping the Aussie dollar, but will it continue if the uncertainty continues? Read more
Markets Today: A weakening Renminbi and rising bond yields
The Bank of Japan’s changing approach to yield control and China’s policy to protect the economy had the most impact on markets today. Read more
Our big commitments to backing rural Australia
We’ve listened and we’ve announced three ways we will serve our regional and rural customers better. Read more
Australian Markets Weekly – Mid-year economy and market pulse check
Today’s weekly includes the results of our recent survey of our readers' views and outlooks for the Australian economy and key financial market indicators. Read more
