MLC Market Watch

Bucking the downward trend in recent months, easing concerns on sovereign risk and the global recovery saw world sharemarkets recover some lost ground.

In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• debt markets in Australia, US and Europe,
• the influence of monetary and fiscal policy on the recovery, and
• the RBA’s decision to leave the interest rate unchanged.

View the August market update video here.

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With the world’s major sharemarkets losing ground over the month, concerns over the sustainability of the recovery have increased. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• major sharemarkets vs emerging markets
• Greece and the debt markets, and
• the RBA’s decision to leave the cash rate at 4.5%.

View the July market update video here.

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Ongoing European sovereign debt concerns continue to impact markets and investor confidence. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• the persistant issues with Greece and Europe
• the mixed bag of economic numbers in Australia, and
• what it all means for investors.

View the June market update video here.

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As April was a month of mixed fortunes for sharemarkets, what has it meant for MLC funds?

In this update, MLC Senior Investment Strategist John Owen looks at:

• the impact of ongoing soverign risk concerns in Europe
• in contrast, the encouraging news coming out of company earnings reports, and
• how MLC funds have fared

View the May MLC Fund Performance Update video here.

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Over the last few weeks world share prices have lost ground as the crisis in Greece has intensified and turmoil has spread to Spain and Portugal.

In this update, MLC’s Investment Analyst Kerry Napper looks at:

• the latest economic data, globally and locally
• the RBA’s decision to raise the cash rate to 4.5%, and
• what it means for financial markets

View the May market update video here.

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