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Why China could have a crack at Taiwan in the short-term...

About a month ago, one of our top geo-political and military advisers—and far and away the most accurate forecaster on all matters China—called to say he had amended...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

What are investment cycles and should you care?

Cycles are part of life. Whether it be the cycle of day and night, seasons, tides, weather cycles from the almost weekly cycles of cold fronts that regularly blow...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Macro

Market volatility is here - and it's good news for value investors

Rising inflation, rising interest rates, ongoing supply-chain disruption, and high volatility. Just a few issues troubling investors and central banks at the moment....
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Macro

Four strategies for steering through H2 2022

Fears of a sharp slowdown in global growth have continued to intensify over the past couple of months. And after one of the most significant valuation corrections in...
Scott Haslem
LGT Crestone
Macro

Chart of the Week - Crisis of Confidence

Global Economic Confidence Trends: Consumer confidence has collapsed all around the world this year, nearly matching the pace and magnitude of the drops seen during...
Callum Thomas
Topdown Charts
Macro

War Lab puts risk of China/Taiwan conflict at 74% in 2020, which Ray Dalio's research seeks to emulate

Amidst news that the US has sensationally relocated one-quarter of its entire strategic B2 stealth bomber fleet to Australia due to the rising risks of war with...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Geoff Wilson and Philipp Hofflin share three lessons from investing in a recession

There’s a lot of talk of recessions at the moment – and that’s saying something, given Australia is not in a recession (at least at this stage). In fact, it isn’t even...
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Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Macro

Higher interest rates creating opportunities

While the Reserve Bank of Australia raised rates by another 50 basis points this week for a record third consecutive meeting in a row, long-term interest rates...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Are we there yet?

US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell hedged himself very carefully in the press conference following the July 27 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...
Sonal Desai
Franklin Templeton
Macro

Growth stocks could rebound if inflation turns out to be “transitory” after all

Since bravely declaring that inflation would be “transitory” the Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has been ridiculed for being so wrong. After all,...
Roger Montgomery
Montgomery Investment Management
Macro

The real reason why stocks rallied in July - and whether it can last

Inflation is the buzzword of our present time in the markets - and with good reason. After years of central banks suggesting that price rises would be transitory and...
Hans Lee
Livewire Markets
Macro

Can your portfolio survive a 5% cash rate?

With the RBA again raising the cash rate in August, many are currently wondering how high rates can go. Recent numbers show the market pricing in a top of 3%, down...
Michael Houghton
Lucerne Funds Pty Ltd
Macro

Can the RBA thread the needle?

After hiking for the fourth consecutive month, the RBA’s tone has shifted to suggest a pause at the September meeting is possible, reflecting in part the troubling...
Chris Rands
Chris Rands
Yarra Capital Management
Macro

The key barrier to a Fed pivot

While many wait and hope for a Fed pause or pivot - hanging on every piece of text and utterance from the Fed, the real focus should be on inflation expectations....
Callum Thomas
Topdown Charts
Macro

Luxury housing market is tanking, contrary to what real estate agents claim...

I constantly hear real estate agents tell me how resilient the top-end of the housing market is. There are numerous narratives bandied around, but the essential...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

US recession signals a possible turning point for asset prices

We have consistently forecast a US recession using models that draw on both bond and equity market data. Our preferred bond market model was reporting the highest...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Sydney house prices fall at their fastest pace in more than 32 years

The final July 2022 house price index results are now available for analysis from CoreLogic, and they confirm Australia is experiencing what will likely become a...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

An update on inflation

This wire will provide readers with an "Update in charts" of some of the key components we are monitoring for an easing of inflation.  Although brief, this wire...
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

A Pivotal Moment that could decide how this century plays out

The future of the 21st Century could be decided in the coming months. That’s the view of Secretary Leon Panetta former US Secretary of Defence. Secretary Panetta...
Magellan Investment Partners
Magellan
Macro

Sydney house prices now falling at 22% annual pace; Melbourne prices declining at 15% per annum

Using the latest CoreLogic data to 26 July, we can reveal some new insights. First, Sydney's house price losses since their peak in February have now officially...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

The good news about the market plunge

The start of this year has been painful for investors with sharp losses in shares and bonds, dragging most superannuation funds into negative returns for the last...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Macro

5 themes to watch out for on the ASX this reporting season

August is fast approaching and with it comes the reveal of many long-awaited year-end earnings reports. It's our first chance to see how some of our favourite ASX...
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William Heine
Livewire Markets
Macro

Updated Aussie house price crash to 22 July: Sydney prices now down almost 5%

It is fascinating watching a record asset price correction in real-time. Enclosed is the latest data from CoreLogic's daily hedonic indices. Dwelling values in...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

It’s becoming scary for small US retailers

U.S. Retail Industry observer Retail Dive is reporting Armaggeddon for small retailers in the U.S., citing the survey results of Alignable, a small business...
Roger Montgomery
Montgomery Investment Management
Macro

Globalisation is morphing into something less

Tennis staged its first ‘open’ tournament in 1968, when the British Hard Courts were staged at Bournemouth. The open tag meant professionals were welcome to play in...
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
Magellan
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