In the January 2019 edition of the Market Update:
- December market performance
- China and the US reached a trade war détente
- Eurozone GDP growth is disappointing
- Australian GDP growth slowed significantly in the September quarter
- The S&P/ ASX 200 Index fell 0.1% in December
- The US S&P 500 Index fell 9.0% in US dollars as trade tensions gripped the markets
- Over 2018 the Australian dollar fell 9.8% against the US dollar
There’s more commentary, plus our usual tables with all the key market data on Shares, Interest Rates and Property in the linked document below.