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Bad news is good news

Global equities rebounded strongly last week, reflecting ongoing hopes of a US interest rate cut and signs that US trade tensions with Mexico at least would soon be...
David Bassanese
Betashares
Macro

Is the global economy thriving, diving or both? Perhaps quantum theory can help

Earlier this year, IBM unveiled the first ever commercial quantum computer. In quantum processing, unlike the binary code programming of older computers, something can...
Kerry Craig
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Macro

Will the Fed join the RBA in cutting rates?

This week the Aussie weakened a little against most major currencies but has held up against the US dollar. This is a decent performance given that it had to absorb...
Sean Callow
Sean Callow
Westpac Bank
Macro

Parsimonious pigs will struggle to pass-through

Today I explain why ANZ was nuts not to fully cut its lending rates in May; why it will be even harder for all banks to pass along the next RBA cut, which could come...
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Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Why the RBA will make another cut

As expected the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Tuesday, taking the cash rate to 1.25%. We take a look at the economic...
Chris Rands
Chris Rands
Yarra Capital Management
Macro

Market Trends: June 2019

A resumption of US-China trade tensions saw global equities pull back in May, with the MSCI All-Country World Index declining by 5.7% in local currency terms. As seen...
David Bassanese
Betashares
Macro

Top 5 Charts Of The Week

Here's some of the standout charts on my radar. I aim to pick a good mix of charts covering key global macro trends, and ones which highlight risks and opportunities...
Callum Thomas
Topdown Charts
Macro

Modern Monetary Theory - To MMT or not to MMT

Sebastian Mackay, of the Invesco Multi Asset Team, shares his thoughts on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) – and how policymakers may be running out of options.Most...
Ashley O'Connor
Ashley O'Connor
Invesco
Macro

RBA and GDP ahead

Weekly comment Global trade tensions continued to dominate market sentiment over the past week, with bond yields and equities prices dropping further. Oil prices also...
David Bassanese
Betashares
Macro

Aussie housing: Where to next?

For more than a year now, fears of a housing-led recession have been building in Australia. First, auction clearances fell in a hole, then house price declines,...
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
Macro

5 risks that could disrupt the global economy

Major secular drivers have the potential to significantly disrupt the global economy, financial markets, and investors’ portfolios over the next three to five years....
PIMCO .
PIMCO
Macro

A historic time to sell - and what to buy

With stocks near all-time-highs, there is steadily accumulating evidence that this may be a historic time to sell. PMIs are diving. PMIs give false signals (eg 2016...
Michael Frazis
Frazis Capital
Macro

Top 5 Charts Of The Week

Here's some of the standout charts on my radar. I aim to pick a good mix of charts covering key global macro trends, and ones which highlight risks and opportunities...
Callum Thomas
Topdown Charts
Macro

Election's impact on investing, the next housing boom & much more

The latest episode of Coolabah Capital’s Complexity Premia markets/investing podcast is now live over at Apple here or at Podbean here.In the latest episode we...
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Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

What does Modi’s crushing victory mean for India?

Incumbent Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, swept to a significant victory as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) captured an estimated 357 seats of the 543...
Mugunthan Siva
India Avenue
Macro

A$ hangs tough as rate cuts loom

Considering the blows the Aussie dollar has suffered this week, it has been quite resilient, roughly unchanged over the week against the US dollar, around 69 cents....
Sean Callow
Sean Callow
Westpac Bank
Macro

Housing May Already Be Turning...

In my column today I reveal that there are some tentative signs that the Aussie housing market may be already turning with a recovery assured by: an RBA rate cut in...
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Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Property painkillers

First regulators capped how much banks can lend to homeowners. Now, it appears it will be up to the banks to set the limit. Bankers being bankers, they will likely up...
Damien Wood
Spectrum Asset Management
Macro

ScoMo does have economic agenda, just not what the media wants...

In my column today I argue that ScoMo has a powerful economic policy agenda that will drive innovation, productivity and growth, it is just not the big interventionist...
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Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

How we plan to generate returns in the next global recession

With the correct set of risk management practices and quantitative investment analysis, returns north of 50% can be generated from recessionary global events. For a...
Scott Shuttleworth
Scott Shuttleworth
Vega Capital
Macro

Does it really matter if the RBA cuts again?

The Reserve Bank of Australia opted to leave interest rates on hold. But with key parts of the economy in decline, it may be just a matter of time before it has to cut...
Roger Montgomery
Montgomery Investment Management
Macro

The Top 5 Charts Of The Week

Here's some of the standout charts on my radar. I aim to pick a good mix of charts covering key global macro trends, and ones which highlight risks and opportunities...
Callum Thomas
Topdown Charts
Macro

What the election means for infrastructure

The election has been run and (nearly) won. Although for some it’s an unexpected result, now it’s time to move forward – but what will this mean for infrastructure?The...
4D Infrastructure
4D Infrastructure
A Bennelong boutique
Macro

ScoMo Surprise

Week in Review The escalation in US-China trade tensions continued to dominate global market sentiment last week, with bond yields dropping lower and equities prices...
David Bassanese
Betashares
Macro

History is written by the victors

My day job is a mix of quantitative and fundamental investment analysis. What that essentially means is that I spend my time looking for situations where the numbers...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
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