May 2024

Overview   The Federal Treasurer, the Hon. Dr Jim Chalmers MP, has delivered his third Federal Budget. For the second year in a row, the Federal Government is on track to deliver a budget surplus. This is a positive development given the Reserve Bank of Australia...

Quarter 4 2024

KEY POINTS   Global equity markets responded positively to the clear-cut U.S. election result. However, concerns that US cash rates will not fall by as much as previously expected caused bond yields to rise and US equity valuations to decline towards the end of...