Australian Bond Exchange

ABE Weekly 16/12/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 16 December 2022 ABE Weekly 16 December 22 Key Points Australia inflation ongoing concerns, 8 per cent peak expected Q4,2022 S&P/ASX200 Friday morning down 1 per cent 0.39 per cent to 7131.60  ABS statistics; increase in vacant jobs, unemployment rate steady US FED raises interest rate by 0.5 basis points, to […]

ABE Weekly 9/12/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 9 December 2022 ABE weekly 9-12-2022 Key Points RBA raises interest rates 25 basis points to 3.1% AU Consumer spending still strong Australia Household savings ratio lowering among families US market sell-off continues for four straight sessions, mild recession fears for 2023 US FED interest rate decision next week Australia […]

ABE Weekly 2/12/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 2 December 2022 ABE Weekly 2 December 2022 Key Points In the US, suggestions that the pace of FED rate hikes to slow down as soon as December 2022. Federal Reserve suggested there is a possibility of inflation decreasing next year; on the back of this comment financial markets rose. […]

ABE Weekly 25/11/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 24 November 2022 ABE Weekly 25 November 22 Key Points Interest rates continue to rise, combating inflation Intensifying COVID pressures Interest Rate Update – NEW ZEALAND New Zealand’s central bank delivered a record rate hike on Wednesday by 75 basis points to 4.25% and warned the economy might have to […]

ABE Weekly 18/11/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 18 November 2022 ABE Weekly 18 November 22  Key Points Unemployment rate falls to 3.4%  The Reserve Bank likely to lift cash rate by 25 bps  Bonds remain a worthy diversifier   Fallout from FTX continues  Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen to 3.4 per cent, with 32,000 people finding work […]

ABE Weekly 11/11/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 11 November 2022 ABE Weekly 11 November 22  Key Points Reserve Bank revises inflation forecasts  US CPI index  China’s producer price index falls  Current investment opportunities  Australia The Reserve Bank (RBA) has released its November Statement on Monetary Policy (SoMP), with revised forecasts for growth, unemployment and inflation. Due to […]

ABE Weekly 4/11/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 4 November 2022 ABE Weekly 4 November 22  Key Points RBA hikes rate for the seventh time  Strong inflationary psychology concerns  Fed announces 75 basis points increase  Selloff in China’s debt markets   Current investment opportunities  Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points to […]

ABE Weekly 28/10/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 28 October 2022 ABE Weekly 28 October 22  Key Points Labor’s first budget in a decade since victory  Australian Bureau of Statistics releases CPI figures  Great Britain has a new PM Xi Jinping secured third term as a leader Current investment opportunities   Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered Labor’s first […]

ABE Weekly 21/10/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 21 October 2022 ABE Weekly 21 October 22  Key Points The Westpac Melbourne Institute Leading Index Net migration to Australia surges China’s Covid Zero Policy Current investment opportunities Australia The Westpac-MI Leading Index continues to indicate a below-trend growth pace as we head into 2023. The September Index read is […]

ABE Weekly 14/10/22

Australian Bond Exchange Weekly Newsletter 14 October 2022 ABE Weekly 14 October 22  Key Points The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment BOE to end bond-buying programme Current investment opportunities Australia The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell by 0.9% from 84.4 in September to 83.7 in October. The fall in consumer […]