January 2020 in Review

Economic Developments Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), held the Cash rate at a record low of 0.75%. On 3 December the US S&P hit record highs at the end of 2019, as did the US NASDAQ …

Economic Developments Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia [RBA], held the Cash rate at a record low of 0.75% on 3 December. In commentary the RBA advised that the Australian economy had reached a ‘gentle turning point’, with improvement in …

The Mining sector is not often thought of as a Technology play, however the reality is that most mines exist today because of the application of technology, acting to reduce costs in both mining and mineral processing. Take Aluminium for …

The company business cycle is speeding up. In the 1920s companies could expect to remain in the US S&P500 Index for approximately 70 years. Today companies are averaging a life in the US S&P500 of approximately 15 years. One of …

Australia: Australia faces continued external economic risks, with domestic growth slowing as housing, retail and commodity markets come off the boil. The Australian dollar has reduced to 0.6823 against the US dollar, strengthening about 1 US cent over the past …

A Bond yield inversion is when short-dated yields are below long-dated yields, signalling the market anticipates lower interest rates in future, due to weaker economic growth. The US Government Bond 3-month/10-year spread has been inverted for nearly three months, though …