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 | 2 Feb, 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 were mostly stronger in January, but a noticeable exception was the US equity market beset by the negative impact of much lower oil prices on US energy companies,...
by Stephen Roberts | 27 Jan, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive roundup of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. In January international agencies such as the OECD and World Bank downgraded their 2015 global growth forecasts to 3.5% and 3.0% respectively, mostly because of continuing soft...
by Stephen Roberts | 19 Jan, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive roundup of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. After discussing last week the fine line between a ‘glass half full’ view of Australian economic prospects and a ‘glass half empty’ view, the latest employment and job vacancy...
by Stephen Roberts | 5 Jan, 2015 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Risk Assets were mixed in December; starting the month on a very weak note amid tumbling oil prices, but rallying strongly towards Christmas on evidence of US economic strength. The Australian equity market enjoyed one of the stronger rebounds later in the month, but...
