by Stephen Roberts | 8 Apr, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts, Uncategorized
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephens’s full report here. After rising strongly in January risk assets were mixed in February, continuing to rise in regions and countries subject to easier monetary conditions, such as the Euro-area...
by Stephen Roberts | 24 Feb, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive roundup of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Data releases during February were a mixed bag and pointed to moderating economic growth in the US, partly severe-weather related, softer growth in China and Japan, but...
by Stephen Roberts | 9 Feb, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here In the wake of the RBA’s decision at its February board meeting to cut the cash rate 25bp to 2.25%, two questions arise. Firstly, how much further will the RBA cut the cash rate...
by Stephen Roberts | 1 Dec, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. The Australian credit market was softer through the month, but was more resilient than the local equity market. In interest rate markets more generally, yields fell over the...
by Stephen Roberts | 29 Sep, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephens’s full report here. Our monthly roundup of global and local economic data and events shows continuing improvement in the US economy, but patchy to soft economic readings in China and Europe. The...