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Key points raised are :

• Global share markets began the month of August with a sharp correction, before recovering to finish strongly, gaining approximately 1.8%.
• The US Federal Reserve signalled that interest rate cuts are coming, and they expect to start in September.  In the absence of a collapse in the labour market this is expected to be 0.25%.  In Australia, the outlook is less dovish with the Reserve Bank remaining on hold.
• Bond markets rallied in August as interest rate expectations fell.  Major bond indices gained approximately 1% globally and in Australia.