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[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IraCXEAMNjg'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major Asset Class Performance Global equities ended November broadly unchanged, with an early month sell-off due to AI bubble concerns eventually unwound on renewed US rate cut hopes. Australian equities were weaker, reflecting a relatively larger decline in...

[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDwq30X6BKw'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major asset class performance Global equities continued to move higher in October, supported by  resilient global economic growth, corporate earnings, subdued bond yields and optimism around artificial intelligence. Australian equities inched higher and underperformed global equities, despite a...

[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnJCN30nwOw'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major asset class performance Global equities continued to move higher in September, supported by a US interest rate cut, still-limited tariff effects on the US economy and ongoing optimism around artificial intelligence. Australian equities pulled back, however, it...

[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCjX26r54wQ'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major asset class performance Global equities continued to move higher in July, helped by further progress in US trade deals, a good Q2 US earnings season and still fairly resilient global economic growth. US-Iran military tensions have also...

[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgo9KNb9090'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major asset class performance Global equities continued to move higher in June, helped by a tentative US-China trade agreement and quick containment of US-Iran military tensions. Also helping has been still-resilient US economic growth and benign consumer price...

[vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3noC0NpF50o'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major asset class performance Global equities bounced back solidly in May, helped by a postponement in planned US tariff increases as well as resilient US corporate earnings and economic activity. Australian equities also rose (though slightly less than...

Market Trends: February 2025 [vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYle0kT2Pxo'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Major Asset Class Performance Concerns over US tariffs led to a ‘risk-off’ month during February, with bond yields and equity prices generally lower. Among defensive assets, falling yields boosted fixed-rate bond returns, while safe-haven flows...

Market Trends: January 2025 [vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzrFgPQOZYU&t=1s'] [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='#000000' thickness='1' up='20' down='20'] Asset class performance Steadier bond yields helped produce better returns for growth assets in January after a steep rise in yields saw weaker growth asset performance in December. December’s yield increases, in turn, reflected confirmation...