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This week's highlights
Global equities fell last week on a lower growth outlook following below expectation economic data across the regions. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 1.4% with resources being
the only positive sector for the week. Resource sector ETFs (QRE and OZR) were the top performing long-only equity funds. Offshore, the S&P 500 fell 1.3%, with financials
being hit hardest. The Nikkei 225 fell 1.4%, while the EURO STOXX 50 gained 1.1%.
U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose 4 basis points and the U.S. dollar gained against most majors. The Australian dollar ended the week lower at US71.72c. Pound sterling
continued to decline on further Brexit uncertainty.
Precious metals pulled-back, with gold down 0.8% to US$1,239/ounce. Palladium continued its run up and is now close to 50% above its August low. ETFS Physical
Palladium (ETPMPD) returned 2.7% for the week. Crude oil fell 2.7% for the week, while the broad Bloomberg Commodity Index dropped 2.7%.
The Australian ETF market saw inflows of $164m into and outflows of $106m from domestically domiciled funds last week. The largest flows were into BetaShares Australia
200 ETF (A200), iShares Treasury ETF (IGB) and iShares S&P/ASX 200 ETF (IOZ).
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This week's highlights
Global equities declined last week on growth expectations and spiralling U.S.-China trade tensions. The S&P 500 fell 4.6%, with financials being hit hardest; BetaShares Global Banks ETF (BNKS) fell 5.2% for the week. The EURO STOXX 50 dropped 3.6% as a key week in the Brexit process approaches. The Nikkei 225 fell 3.0%. Domestically, the S&P/ASX 200 ended up on positive territory, up 0.3%. Property funds (MVA and SLF) were the top domestic funds for the week.
U.S. 10-year Treasury yields fell 14 basis points on lower growth expectations. Similarly Australian 10-year yields fell 15 basis points. The Australian dollar ended the week 1.3% lower at US72.08c. Pound sterling fell for a fourth consecutive week and approached its lowest levels since June 2017.
Precious metals advanced, with gold up 2.4% to US$1,249/ounce. Palladium briefly topped gold as the most valuable precious metal and ETFS Physical Palladium (ETPMPD) is clearly the year's top performing ETF to date, returning 23.4% in 2018. Crude oil also gained, adding 3.3% following OPEC's agreement to cut production by more than originally anticipated.
The Australian ETF market saw inflows of $120m into and outflows of $12m from domestically domiciled funds last week. The largest flows were into BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (A200) and a range of international equity funds (WDMF, NDQ and IHVV).
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