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2011 | 2010

January 2012
27/01/2011	International financial markets remained relatively stable over the past week
20/01/2011	The world economy continues to chart a dangerous course ...
13/01/2011	AUD hit record highs last week versus a bruised euro
06/01/2011	The first week of the New Year started off positively ...
03/01/2011	Market activity should pick up in the first week of January

December 2011
16/12/2011	The economic data flow winds down following a disaster riddled year
09/12/2011	Eurozone outlook remains volatile and capable of roiling markets again ...
02/12/2011	Global central banks launched coordinated action to ease global ......

November 2011
25/11/2011	The epicentre of this week’s market action will be Europe once again
18/11/2011	Another weekend, another new European government
11/11/2011	Markets & global economy appear to be marching to the same tune
04/11/2011	European roller coaster continued ahead of the G20 summit in Cannes

October 2011
28/10/2011	Markets have reacted positively to the news out of Europe
21/10/2011	Eurozone leaders meet this weekend on the debt crisis
14/10/2011	Signs of potential progress in Eurozone have buoyed markets ...
07/10/2011	European headlines should continue to drive sentiment, market direction

September 2011
30/09/2011	Financial markets focused on what European officials might do
23/09/2011	Fears for the global economy remain intense
16/09/2011	Concerns in Europe remain; Markets remain volatile
09/09/2011	The turmoil in the Eurozone passed another key hurdle this week
02/09/2011	RBA meets, GDP QII figures & August labour force figures are released

August 2011
26/08/2011	Financial markets have Bernanke’s comments to digest
19/08/2011	Markets remained under pressure this week
12/08/2011	The Standard & Poors downgrade of US set the scene for a dramatic week
05/08/2011	Markets in retreat as focus shifts to weakening US & European recovery

July 2011
29/07/2011	US debt ceiling deliberations to dominate as August 2 deadline looms
22/07/2011	Australia’s QII CPI, Australian Services Inflation, NZ RBNZ OCR
15/07/2011	Similar to politics, a week is a long time in markets
08/07/2011	Eurozone peripheral debt issues continue to play out in markets
01/07/2011	International concerns continued to dominate the newswires this week

June 2011
24/06/2011	The Greek sovereign debt issue continues to play out in markets
17/06/2011	Greek sovereign debt situation continues to play a dominating role
10/06/2011	The loss of momentum in the US economy continues to unnerve markets
03/06/2011	RBA not expected to move on Tuesday. We still favour an August rate hike

May 2011
27/05/2011	The issues surrounding Greece’s sovereign debt continue to play out
20/05/2011	QI CAPEX, QI GDP, US data dominates a relatively quiet week
13/05/2011	Weak labour force data reduces the risk of a June hike
06/05/2011	Hawkish Statement on Monetary Policy, Budget to dominate next week

April 2011
29/04/2011	RBNZ Review, QI CPI & the RBA, Upward revision to AUD forecasts
21/04/2011	Concern surrounding the US government’s fiscal position - S&P downgrade
15/04/2011	Producer price data expected to show a solid rise in QI
08/04/2011	Positive sentiment remained a feature of markets over the past week
01/04/2011	RBA to keep rates on hold in April, though tightening bias retained

March 2011
25/03/2011	After a quiet week the economic data action heats up again next week
18/03/2011	The uncertainty and implications over the recent tragic events in Japan
11/03/2011	RBNZ cut OCR by 50bpts to 2.5% effort to boost confidence after earthquake
04/03/2011	Australia’s economy grew 0.7% in QIV 2010, despite a 0.5%pt ...

February 2011
25/02/2011	Oil prices rose over the week, while stock markets and bond yields fell
18/02/2011	Wages data to show pickup
11/02/2011	Australia’s policy challenges stem from the terms of trade impact ...
04/02/2011	Australia’s economy has been battered by natural disasters ...

January 2011
28/01/2011	RBA Board expected to keep the official cash rate at 4¾%
21/01/2011	China’s economic growth remains robust
14/01/2011	QLD floods - major impact construction, skills shortage re recovery

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