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Understand the fast-changing domestic and global economic forces under the tectonic plates driving our markets.

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Five constraints on medium term investment returns

Five megatrends suggest higher medium-term inflation pressures and lower economic growth than pre-pandemic
Shane Oliver
AMP
Macro

Accelerating wages growth has Morgan Stanley tipping more interest rate hikes

Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Or so we're told. Just don't try to bet on where the RBA will go on Melbourne Cup day
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Kym Sheehan
Livewire Markets
Macro

Global inflation, air freight, trade trends and the shekel

This week’s charts include three inflation visualisations that span the globe.
Macrobond Financial
Macrobond Financial
Macro

Forecasting inflation Down Under and watching for pressure on the Aussie dollar

Our model suggests inflation could come in below expectations.
Macrobond Financial
Macrobond Financial
Macro

Canadian CPI y/y fell to 3.7% in Sept, US retail sales m/m rose by 0.7%

Weekly Update | 20th October, 2023
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Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Higher Q3 inflation should see the RBA raise rates

The very tight labour market is still easing a little, ahead of key inflation data next week.
Kieran Davies
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Goldman, JPMorgan and Citi earnings: A window into markets and the economy

The key insights and nuggets from Wall Street CEOs as they hand down their latest quarterly results.
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Kerry Sun
Livewire Markets
Macro

Are bonds broken?

Bonds have been beaten down harder than the Wallabies in the 2023 World Cup. Rising interest rates since mid-2020 have delivered the largest loss in long-dated bonds...
Alex Cathcart
Drummond Capital Partners
Macro

Despite Aussie & US economic strength, bankruptcies continue to climb sharply

Notwithstanding the economy's resilience to rate hikes care of excess consumer savings buffers, bankruptcies are rising quickly...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Is China's economy turning around?

There has been no shortage of commentary highlighting the economic challenges that China has been facing. A property sector in crisis. A disappointing recovery after...
Janu Chan
Bitesized Economics
Macro

Stay cool, calm and focused for defaults

With default rates on the rise, investors are understandably questioning what to do with their credit investments.
Craig Morabito
First Sentier Investors
Macro

What can we expect from equities in the near future?

Some commentators, pointing to the price to earnings (P/E) ratio for major indices like the S&P500, argue the next decade will be terrible for equities. Are they...
Roger Montgomery
Montgomery Investment Management
Macro

Assessing scenarios for oil amid unrest in the Middle East

Our economist Meghna Shah analyses the impacts of a Saudi supply disruption, utilising Indicio to model her forecast.
Macrobond Financial
Macrobond Financial
Macro

What does a flood of government bonds mean for financial markets?

A flood of new global sovereign debt will affect market dynamics.
Arif Husain
T. Rowe Price
Macro

76 days to go: What to expect for the rest of 2023

The September 2023 quarter saw the ASX 200 return -0.8% (q/q), with global equities declining a more weighty -3.5% (q/q) if you were hedged against the Australian...
Tim Toohey
Yarra Capital Management
Macro

What are Aussie investors' biggest questions as volatility returns?

Wealth manager Hugh Robertson discusses the biggest concerns alongside some preferred sectors and stocks to help ride out uncertainty.
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Glenn Freeman
Livewire Markets
Macro

Leading indicators, oil, geopolitics and sticky inflation

This week’s charts begin with a barometer of leading indicators from the OECD.
Macrobond Financial
Macrobond Financial
Macro

Australian NAB business confidence static at 1, UK GDP m/m grew 0.2% in August

Weekly Update | 13th October, 2023
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Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Japan is obsessed with wages

From policymakers to executives and the public, Japan is talking about workers' pay.
Macrobond Financial
Macrobond Financial
Macro

Corporate insolvencies head higher

National insolvencies are still rising.
Kieran Davies
Coolabah Capital
Macro

The rise and rise of US employment

The US economy has been amazingly strong, as reflected in soaring bond yields. But is there a good reason for the US economy's resilience?
Janu Chan
Bitesized Economics
Macro

Are the five horsemen of interest rates actually doing their job?

RBA Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Christopher Kent discussed the five channels of monetary policy and what it means for inflation.
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Macro

1987 vs now - rising bond yields and the risks for shares

The rise in bond yields has left shares offering a low risk premium, leaving them at risk of more softness.
Shane Oliver
AMP
Macro

German trade, inflation measures, SWIFT and the yuan

This week’s charts begin with a dashboard that helps us dissect Germany’s stagnant exports.
Macrobond Financial
Macrobond Financial
Macro

US manufacturing ticked up to 49.0, Swiss CPI m/m dropped– 0.1% in September

Weekly Update | 6th October, 2023
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Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
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