by Cameron Rae | 1 Jun, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Risk assets again charted a mixed and bumpy course in May buffeted by a range of conflicting influences. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) was still signaling a potential first rate hike later in the year, but amid very mixed-strength US economic readings through the... by Cameron Rae | 25 May, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Global economic readings in May continued to indicate growth struggling to gain momentum. In the US, the advance reading of Q1 GDP showed growth had moderated almost to a standstill at 0.2% annualised pace from 2.2% in Q4 2014. Moreover the Q1 GDP reading was expected... by Cameron Rae | 18 May, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. The Budget delivered last week presented no real surprises and in essence means that if all the measures are legislated the Federal Government’s net spending position moves... by Stephen Roberts | 27 Apr, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive roundup of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Global economic readings were again mixed strength through April with positive surprises in the economic data, mostly confined to Europe and Australia. The monthly data readings...