by Stephen Roberts | 17 Jun, 2013 | Economic Weekly, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
The Australian sharemarket rose strongly on Friday, breaking a run of almost continuous daily falls since late May. While it is too early to say whether the gloom from May has started to go away, there are good reasons in our view why risk assets should rebound over...
by Stephen Roberts | 22 Apr, 2013 | Economics, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Improving housing activity usually plays a key role in phases of economic recovery. Rising spending on housing tends to promote stronger retail sales – one of the so-called multiplier effects. Rising spending on housing also tends to boost house prices lifting...
by Stephen Roberts | 15 Apr, 2013 | Economics, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Economic readings in the US and Australia surprised mostly on the downside of market expectations, but several special factors were in play during the capture period for the data which raise doubt about whether the softer data mark a weaker turn in either economy. We...
by Stephen Roberts | 8 Apr, 2013 | Economics, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
The batch of US economic readings released last week point to a softer turn in economic activity in March. In contrast, a clutch of key Australian February economic indicators released last week were much stronger than expected and in line with Laminar Group’s...
by Stephen Roberts | 25 Mar, 2013 | Economics, Laminar Economist Stephen Roberts
Rising economic or political uncertainty usually casts a pall on the prospects for risk assets, but often the damage is temporary providing economic growth prospects remain promising. Uncertainty about how the bail-out for Cyprus will progress and even some doubt...
