Market Update 21 August 2020 | AMP Capital

Market Update 21 August 2020   Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week. US shares rose slightly but have been constrained around their February record high and Chinese shares rose but Eurozone and Japanese shares fell after strong gains in the previous week. Australian shares were little changed reflecting the mixed global lead along with bad but no worse than expected overall earnings results. Very strong …

Market Update 14 August 2020 | AMP Capital

  Market Update 14 August 2020 Investment markets and key developments over the past week Major global share markets, with the exception of Chinese shares, rose over the last week as US new coronavirus cases trended down and on optimism regarding a vaccine and the economic outlook, with the US share market briefly surpassing its February closing high. The positive global lead along with a fall in new Victorian cases saw Australian shares rise to the …

Market Update 07 August 2020 | AMP Capital

Market Update 07 August 2020 Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets generally rose over the last week helped by a combination of better than expected earnings in the US, good economic data and positive vaccine news. This saw the US share market push up to just 1% below its February high. The positive global lead offset the blow to the economic recovery from Melbourne’s stage 4 lockdown and saw Australian shares …

What’s on the cards for Australia now that we have a second wave? | AMP Capital

What’s on the cards for Australia now that we have a second wave? The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) had its August board meeting on Tuesday 4th, and though there were no real surprises, I think we can expect more out of the central bank in the coming months. In its meeting, the RBA made mention of the situation unfolding in Victoria, which is sadly seeing COVID-19 infect more people in the state now than …

Market Update 31 July 2020 | AMP Capital

Market Update 31 July 2020 Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week with Chinese shares up solidly and US shares rising slightly on the back of good earnings results, particularly for tech stocks, but Eurozone, Japanese and Australian shares fell on uncertainty regarding the economic outlook. Australian shares were dragged lower by sharp falls in energy, financial, health, property and utility stocks. Bond yields generally fell …

Market Update 24 July 2020

Market Update 24 July 2020 Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets started the past week off strongly with US shares breaking out to new recovery highs, but gains were partly reversed later in the week on worries about the economic recovery in the face of rising coronavirus cases and increasing US/China tensions albeit this still left US, Eurozone, Japanese and Chinese shares up. Despite strength early in the week, Australian …

After the Bell: daily market update, July 20 | AMP Capital

ECONOMICS & MARKETS After the Bell: daily market update, July 20 20 Jul, 2020 ASX has had a soft start to the week, global markets finished well last week, and the economic impact of a second wave or accelerated first waves. Chief Economist Shane Oliver shares his insights Important information While every care has been taken in the preparation of this video, AMP Capital Investors Limited (ABN 59 001 777 591, AFSL 232497) and AMP …

Market Update 17 July 2020 | AMP Capital

  Market Update 17 July 2020 Investment markets and key developments over the past week US, European and Japanese share markets rose over the past week as positive news on vaccines and mostly good economic data offset a continuing rise in new US coronavirus cases. Australian shares benefitted from the positive US lead with strong gains in materials, utilities, retail and financial shares helping to offset concerns about the continuing surge in cases in Victoria. Chinese …

Market Update 10 July 2020 | AMP Capital

Market Update 10 July 2020 Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week as investors were torn between rising coronavirus cases and US/China tensions on the one hand but indicators of recovery and policy stimulus on the other. US shares rose but gave up some of their initial gains, Eurozone shares fell, Japanese shares rose and Chinese shares surged by 9% or so. Australian shares fell on …

After the Bell: daily market update, July 9 | AMP Capital

ECONOMICS & MARKETS After the Bell: daily market update, July 9 09 Jul, 2020 Markets edged slightly higher today, new housing finance data was released, and it’s still not looking good in Victoria in terms of COVID-19 cases. Our senior economist, Diana Mousina, shares her thoughts. Important information While every care has been taken in the preparation of this video, AMP Capital Investors Limited (ABN 59 001 777 591, AFSL 232497) and AMP Capital Funds …