By many metrics, the result season now past was one of the worst on record.
Bank earnings results met expectations but broker views vary on just how bad things can get from here, with house prices falling and the Royal Commission report still due.
A compilation of stories relating to the August 2018 corporate reporting season in Australia, published between late July and early September. Attached is FNArena’s final balance for the season.
With bank reporting season approaching, and ANZ having already issued a warning, how do brokers assess the situation from here in the wake of the Royal Commission interim report?
With reporting season now complete, we table the numbers and compare this season with those past.
A trade war, if that is what is to eventuate, will do little to help a Chinese economy already showing clear signs of slowing.
The story below was first published on 24 July 2018 as Weekly Insights. It has now been re-published as a Feature Story.
Research house Incrementum believes the tides are changing for global monetary policy, the reserve currency and technology. Such a changing of the tides could lead to another global crisis, from which gold would again provide a safe haven.
In the shadow of the Royal Commission, the Big Four banks have delivered results that point to a subdued outlook, while risks and uncertainties remain.
A comprehensive assessment of the February 2018 reporting season that overwhelmingly surprised in a positive sense, but was unfortunately overshadowed by macro concerns.
