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Economic Outlook
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A list of lists regarding the macro investment outlook for 2024
Key points
- 2023 turned out to be a strong year for investors with shares and bonds rallying on the back of falling inflation, the anticipation of interest rate cuts in 2024 and better than feared economic growth. There were bumps along the way, but balanced super funds returned around 9.5%.
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2023 the year in review
Key points
- 2023 was a year of extreme volatility and uncertainty. Central banks around the world confirmed a commitment to higher interest rates due to inflation concerns.
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Volatile world markets
Feeling a bit seasick from the volatility of the world’s financial markets?
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Investment Outlook Q&A - February 2022
Key points
- Inflation will likely slow later this year but remain well above pre-pandemic levels over the medium term.
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Macro Investment Update - January 2022
Key points
- 2021 saw strong investment returns with low volatility.
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Correction time? Shares get the wobblies – seven things investors need to keep in mind.
Key points
- Share markets have hit the wobbles lately on the back of a long worry list ranging from growth concerns, central bank tapering, the US debt ceiling and fears of about China Evergrande’s problems.
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Review of 2020 and the 2021 road to recovery
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.
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The long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the Australian economy
As Australia continues to weather the COVID storm, it’s easy to only focus on the present.
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Mid-year Economic Market Update 2020
We look at a few statistics on what has happened with the economy so far and insights into what's to come.
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2019-20 saw poor returns
but it could have been much worse...
Key points
- 2019-20 saw a rough ride for investors as coronavirus hit resulting in small losses for well diversified investors.