Macroeconomics

Macroeconomic Report for the Week Ending 20 September 2026 – Australian Market Outlook

Sep 22, 2026

Proactive Equities Team

Global markets were volatile as higher US rates and Saudi pipeline disruption lifted oil costs, strengthened the dollar and pressured risk assets. Australia faces slowing growth, persistent inflation and a cautious ASX, with healthcare resilient while materials, technology and real estate weakened.

Macroeconomic Report for the Week Ending 11 September 2026

Macroeconomic Report for the Week Ending 13 September 2026 – Australian Market Outlook

Sep 16, 2026

Proactive Equities Team

Global markets remained volatile as persistent inflation and geopolitical tensions reduced expectations of near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts. In Australia, high living costs, elevated fuel prices, weak consumer sentiment, and mortgage stress continue to constrain domestic demand, while the RBA maintains a cautious higher-for-longer policy stance.

Macroeconomic Report for the Week Ending 6 February 2026 – Australian Market Outlook

Feb 9, 2026

Proactive Equities Team

Markets faced a “soft-landing but sticky” backdrop: growth held up, yet inflation and policy uncertainty kept risk elevated and dispersion high. The US stayed resilient but uneven as labour demand cooled and the Fed remained cautious. The ECB stayed meeting-by-meeting. Australia felt higher-for-longer, rotating into defensives.

Macroeconomic Report for the Week Ending 5 December 2025 – Australian Market Outlook

Dec 8, 2025

Proactive Equities Team

Global data point to a softening but still mixed growth backdrop, with US manufacturing in mild contraction contrasted against resilient services activity. Labour indicators such as ADP employment and continuing jobless claims show cooling private hiring and more challenging re‑employment conditions, reinforcing expectations of earlier and deeper Federal Reserve rate cuts. Core US PCE inflation is running at a steady, moderate pace, allowing the Fed to stay on hold while waiting for clearer evidence that inflation is durably converging to the target.

3 ASX Stocks with Recent Bullish Breakouts

Dec 2, 2025

Proactive Equities Team

When you track the ASX day after day, you eventually spot those moments when a stock stops drifting and suddenly kicks into gear. A clear breakout, the kind that pushes past weeks of hesitation, often tells you buyers are finally taking control. In this article, we’re looking at three Australian companies whose share prices have recently surged through key resistance levels. These aren’t just quick spikes or one-day wonders. Each chart shows a pattern of tightening ranges, rising volume, and a decisive move that suggests momentum may continue.

Macroeconomic Report for the Week Ending 28 November 2025 – Australian Market Outlook

Dec 1, 2025

Proactive Equities Team

The global macroeconomic backdrop shifted notably in the week ending 28 November 2025, fuelling a renewed "risk-on" sentiment that propelled a decisive recovery in Australian equities. In the United States, softening labour market indicators—specifically an acceleration in weekly ADP job losses—combined with a cooler-than-expected Core PPI reading and dovish commentary from Federal Reserve officials, led to a sharp repricing of interest rate expectations, with markets now pricing in an ~85% probability of a December cut. This pivot abroad overshadowed sticky domestic inflation data, allowing interest-rate-sensitive growth sectors to lead the S&P/ASX 200 higher, even as uncertainty persists around the Reserve Bank of Australia’s policy path.