Oliver’s Insights

Key Points As widely expected, the RBA hikes 0.25% to 4.6%, as upside risks to inflation have “materialised.” The RBA retained a tightening bias noting

Key Points The Fed is likely to start raising interest rates to combat sticky inflation and affirm its credibility. First Fed rate hikes in a

Key Points The slump in national average home prices continued in August with prices down 0.9% according to Cotality, their fifth monthly fall. The fall

Key Points The increasing noise around investing – associated with a messier economic and geopolitical backdrop along with an explosion in information flow and the

Key Points The RBA left the cash rate on hold at 4.35% for the second meeting in a row. Some softer than expected readings for

Key Points Despite rising GDP per person, measures of happiness have been flat to falling in western countries including Australia.. Key drivers are likely to

Key Points The first half of this year saw good share market returns despite the oil supply shock on the back of the US/Iran War.

  Key Points Falling real wages and a surge in tax and interest payments over the last five years have led to a slump in

Key Points Angst about economic conditions has been running high in recent times. This is evident in chronically low consumer confidence readings and a downtrend

Key Points After three consecutive rate hikes the RBA left rates on hold at 4.35% at its June meeting. However, the RBA retained a tightening

Key points National average home prices were flat in May according to Cotality, the weakest since January last year. Prices fell further in Sydney and

Key points – The combination of the natural human tendency to focus on bad news, expectations rising beyond the ability of the economy to deliver,