October 2012
Australian sharemarket performance during the September quarter saw the S&P ASX 200 index rise 7.15% from 4094 at 29 June 12 to 43...
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September 2012
Finally... Some Good News...
The announcement last night that the European Central Bank has reached agreement on an unlimited bond ...
August 2012
China
“The market sentiment for commodities is too pessimistic relative to the true demand from China, meaning prices should hold at c...
July 2012
The continuing European sovereign debt crisis saw the Australian stock market trade below 4100 for most of June, still down around 10% fr...
June 2012
The conclusion to this month’s blog is that the Australian stockmarket has priced in an overly negative view of a Chinese downturn and th...
May 2012
In this blog, your diarist shares some observations from recent events and meetings.
Oakeshott Questions PM Deal
The above heading in th...
April 2012
The US Dow Jones at 13200 is within 7% of its all time high, following ongoing US economic recovery (refer previous Blog). Just as the U...
This blog considers the 2012 Outlook by reference to the below summary of positive and negative factors:
+ Positives
US economy to avoid recess...
Equities around the world are off to the best start in 18 years, handing investors January's best returns, as US economic growth shows signs of accele...
2012 and Europe in review
The past month has seen a modest flow of better overseas news. USA economic data has continued to be better than expectatio...
Last Friday evening was the annual Q400 function recognizing 400 of Queensland’s leading private companies. Burrell Stockbroking Superannuation was a...
Sentiment, preconceptions and bear traps: Burrell Stockbroking & Superannuation's Chris Burrell offers a survival guide to the stock market
Foll...