Market / Economic Updates

January 2026 “2025 proved to be a positive year for share investors but required perseverance and resilience.” Read the 2025 calendar year in review here. 

Key events in December 2025 Global shares made mild gains of 0.8% in hedged terms. However, a rising Australian Dollar reduced global share returns to

At its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank Board announced it was keeping the cash rate on hold at 3.60 per cent. Please click here to

Key events in November 2025 Global shares ended a turbulent November with only a flat return. Concerns over expensive share valuations were countered by hopes

Key events in October 2025 Global shares made solid gains in October. Lower US interest rates, expectations for strong corporate profit results and a truce

At its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank Board announced it was keeping the cash rate on hold at 3.60 per cent. Please click here to

Key events in September 2025 Global shares made solid gains in September primarily on the back of Wall Street’s strong performance. Lower US interest rates

At its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank Board announced it was keeping the cash rate on hold at 3.60 per cent. Please click here to

Key events in August 2025 Global shares made positive gains in August given strong US corporate profits, hopes for lower US interest rates as well

Key events in July 2025 Global share prices made strong gains in July with optimism that US President Trump’s tariff proposals will not be as

Key events in June 2025 Global shares made solid gains in June despite the war between Israel and Iran and the US military strike on

Key events in May 2025 Global share prices made strong gains in May on hopes that US President Trump’s tariffs will prove more modest than