MLC Market Watch

World sharemarkets have enjoyed a reasonable start to the year with economic news from the US, China and Germany boosting confidence.

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

• the domestic impact of the floods and Cyclone Yasi
• China’s accelerated economic progress, and
• what it means for return prospects.

View the February market update video here.

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Despite world share prices rising by around half a percent in the last month, problems persist for the peripheral economies of Europe.

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

• sovereign risk and geopolitical risk concerns,
• key domestic economic data, and
• what it means for return prospects.

View the December market update video here.

Download Brian Parker video script.

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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Global sharemarkets have continued to improve in 2010, despite the ongoing problems in Greece. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• the latest economic data, globally and locally
• the RBA’s decision to raise the cash rate to 4.25%, and
• what it means for financial markets.

View the March market update video here.

Download Brian Parker video script.

While global sharemarkets started slowly in 2010, they’ve started to pick up the pace. In this update, MLC’s Investment Strategist Brian Parker looks at:

• some key economic developments, globally and locally
• the RBA’s decision to raise the cash rate to 4%, and
• what it means for investors.

View the March market update video here.

Download Brian Parker video script.