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Investment update - March 2024

Share markets continued their very strong run in March, with both Australian shares and developed international shares (hedged) up 3.3% for the month.

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Investment update - February 2024

Global share markets were very strong in the month of February, with developed international shares up 5.9% on an unhedged basis in the month alone.

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Investment update - January 2024

The strong finish to the year for share markets continued. These gains were driven significantly by solid economic data combined with easing inflation

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Investment update - December 2023

Optimism regarding potential 2024 central bank rate cuts closed out the year on a positive note.

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Investment update - November 2023

Global financial markets rallied strongly in November and inflationary pressures began to ease in many major economies.

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Investment update - October 2023

Bond and share markets alike continued their downwards slide in October, as investor sentiment was rocked by rising long-end bond yields.

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Investment update - September 2023

A quarter of steadily rising bond yields culminated in deteriorating sentiment in September that engulfed markets and led to broad equity sell-offs.

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Investment update - August 2023

Markets see-sawed in August, partially reversing last month’s bullish tilt as investors touched the brakes on risk assets.

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Investment update - July 2023

While July saw continued hiking from central banks, there was an overall dovish tilt in market sentiment.

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Investment update - June 2023

Markets continued to perform their monthly investor sentiment see-saw in June, positively rebounding from the caution demonstrated through May.

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Investment update - May 2023

May saw more cautious markets in response to a string of negative news, retreating from the more positive sentiment of the previous months.

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Investment update - April 2023

April saw continued improvement in investment sentiment following bank collapses in the US and Europe in March.