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...
by Stephen Roberts | 20 Apr, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. The Reserve Bank faces conflicting information relating to the strength of the Australian economy. March employment growth (+37,700) was much stronger than expected and so too...
by Cameron Rae | 13 Apr, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. The fitful global economic recovery, and the uncertainties it has spawned about the outlook, have caused central banks to question how monetary policy should respond. The long...
by Stephen Roberts | 30 Mar, 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 March with signs of moderating economic growth in the US and China, but with improving readings mostly in Europe. In...
by Stephen Roberts | 24 Mar, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Risk assets rose strongly last week assisted by the US Federal Reserve’s (the Fed) policy meeting that was more dovish in its comments on the outlook for US interest than the...