In this update, Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist, talks to Jason Hazell, Head of Investment Communications, about key events driving markets during April.
They discuss:
- Australian shares delivering a solid monthly performance
- US and European share markets making strong gains in April
- President Trump’s bold promises of corporate tax cuts and higher infrastructure spending continuing to be supportive of US shares, and
- the key political risk factors to watch in Europe, the Middle East and North Korea.
Read the May 2017 Monthly Economic Update here.
Watch the MLC Economic update – May 2017 video below.
11 May 2017
By Bob Cunneen
Senior Economist