by Stephen Roberts | 30 Apr, 2018 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts, Market Commentary
Global economic growth slowed a touch in Q1 2018 according to national Q1 GDP reports released so far. The pace of global growth, even with the slowing in Q1, is still fast enough to continue eating away at excess capacity raising the likelihood of higher inflation...
by Stephen Roberts | 30 Apr, 2018 | Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts, Market Commentary
Laminar Capital’s Senior Economist Stephen Roberts give his insights into the capital markets for this week. Click to listen to our economic update.
by Stephen Roberts | 23 Apr, 2018 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts, Market Commentary
The Q1 CPI report is due tomorrow and is likely to influence when the RBA will start hiking the cash rate. The Q1 CPI report is expected to show that annual inflation however measured continues to languish at 2% y-o-y or less. If the report is as widely expected, it...
by Stephen Roberts | 23 Apr, 2018 | Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts, Market Commentary
Laminar Capital’s Senior Economist Stephen Roberts give his insights into the capital markets for this week. Click to listen to our economic update.
by Stephen Roberts | 16 Apr, 2018 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts, Market Commentary
The first RBA rate hike when it comes is likely to shock the household sector according to RBA Governor Lowe mostly because there has not been a rate hike for seven years. This shock factor combined with other reasons may help the RBA plan the next rate hiking cycle...