economic update mark rider, head of investment strategy
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Global growth: better and worse
The Transition Twins: China and Australia
Equities: home, away or just stay away?
What it all means for your clients
Three themes and their implications
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Global Growth - better as at long run trend …
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, ANZ Global Wealth
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Growth has disappointed this year…
2015 ANZ Forecast Dec 14
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, ANZ Global Wealth
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Weaker potential growth lower interest rates
DM avoids home grown deflation end to negative rates
Weak EM imparts a deflationary shock lower rates, commodities, resources stock and AUD
Bottom line: Interest rates to remain low
Implications
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A slowdown where it hurts Australia
Source: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Datastream, ANZ Global Wealth
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It’s not all bad news, just different
Source: China National Bureau of Statistics, ANZ Global Wealth
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The economy may be slower than GDP suggests
Source: China National Bureau of Statistics, ANZ Global Wealth
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Housing is the only source of growth
-3.0% -0.5% +0.5%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZ Global Wealth
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China not growing how it used to lower commodity prices
Australian capex cliff sub trend growth and lower rates
A$ under pressure
Implications
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Home or away?
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Australia's Terms of Trade and Equity Performance
Relative Performance (LHS) Terms of Trade (RHS)
Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream, ANZ Global Wealth
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Equities – no longer cheap, but not really expensive
Earnings growth likely issue for Australia and EM
Falling terms of trade favours DM over Australia
Implications
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10 year bond yields – where to now?
Source: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Datastream, ANZ Global Wealth
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10 year bond yields – where to now?
Source: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Datastream, ANZ Global Wealth
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10 year bond yields – where to now?
Source: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Datastream, ANZ Global Wealth
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10 year bond yields – where to now?
Source: Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Datastream, ANZ Global Wealth
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Forces continue for low interest rates but now poor returns
Equity valuations okay, but earnings growth the issue
Prospective returns have moderated
Tactically cautious
Conclusions
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