In the January 2022 edition of the Monthly Market Update: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 2.75% in December with strong returns across Utilities, Materials, Property, and Financials ex Property. Nonfarm payrolls rose 199,000 in December, well below of expectations of a 400,000 … [Read more...]

In the December 2021 edition of the Monthly Market Update: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index declined by -0.5% in November masking some disparate returns across sectors. Nonfarm payrolls rose 210,000 in November, well below of expectations of a 550,000 increase. Eurozone annual inflation … [Read more...]

In the November 2021 edition of the Monthly Market Update: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index had a moderate decline of -0.10% in October. Nonfarm payrolls rose 531,000 in September, well above of expectations of a 450,000 increase. Eurozone GDP expanded 2.2% in Q3, slightly ahead of … [Read more...]

The October 2021 report, MLC’s scenario insights & portfolio positioning states: Al Clark, Head of Investments, Ben McCaw, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Anthony Golowenko explain MLC's assessment of the current market environment, scenarios that may play out, and how MLC multi-asset … [Read more...]

In the October 2021 edition of the Monthly Market Update: The Australian share market fell 1.9% in September, ending an impressive 11 month run of gains. Nonfarm payrolls rose 194,000 in September, the lowest so far this year, falling well short of expectations of a 500,000 increase. … [Read more...]

In the September 2021 edition of the Monthly Market Update: The Australian share market reached an all-time high in August, with the S&P/ASX 200 gaining 2.5% for the month. Non-farm payrolls added 235,000 jobs, the lowest in seven months and well below forecasts of 740,000 as a surge in … [Read more...]

In the August 2021 edition of the Monthly Market Update: The Australian share market reached all-time highs in July, with the S&P/ASX 200 gaining 1.1% for the month. US employment surprised again as non-farm payrolls came in well above expectations, coupled with a falling unemployment … [Read more...]

The July 2021 report, MLC’s scenario insights & portfolio positioning states: Al Clark, Head of Investments, and Ben McCaw, Senior Portfolio Manager, explain MLC's assessment of the current market environment, pandemic scenarios that may play out, and how MLC multi-asset portfolios are … [Read more...]

In the July 2021 edition of the Monthly Market Update: The Australian share market finished the fiscal year with its best performance since inception, with the market gaining 23.9% over the past 12 months (on a capital return basis beating even the 23.7% seen in FY 2007). US employment … [Read more...]

In this update, Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist, review events in markets during May. He discusses: Why global and Australian shares delivered strong returns for May, How the global and Australian economies are performing Watch the MLC Economic Update - June 2021 video here. June … [Read more...]