Australian Economy

Key points

• 2020 was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic but shares saw okay returns on the back of policy stimulus and vaccine optimism – resulting in constrained but positive returns for balanced growth super funds.

As Australia continues to weather the COVID storm, it’s easy to only focus on the present.

We look at a few statistics on what has happened with the economy so far and insights into what's to come.

but it could have been much worse...

Three reasons why Australia may come through this period of global misery better than most countries.

and what it means for you?

Here are practical key points for you to consider.

What does it mean for the bear market in shares?