by Stephen Roberts | 4 Aug, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Risk Assets started July on a strong note but weakened later in the month, notably in Europe and the United States leading to very mixed performances over the month. During...
by Stephen Roberts | 23 Jun, 2014 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive roundup of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Our monthly roundup of global and local economic data and events indicates a more mixed-strength economic picture than in May. Winter-weather damage to the US economy was more...
by Stephen Roberts | 6 Jan, 2014 | 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 December, especially after the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) last policy meeting of the year where it decided to start reducing purchases of assets by...
by Stephen Roberts | 9 Dec, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here. Global economic growth seems to be taking a turn for the better in the closing months of 2013 setting the scene for accelerating growth almost everywhere, including Australia, in...
by Stephen Roberts | 2 Dec, 2013 | Economics, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
For a more comprehensive round up of the week, listen to Stephen’s full report here The fortunes of risk assets were mixed in November, although most major international equity markets were stronger over the month as both the current and prospective US Federal Reserve...