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Aussie riding the Blue Wave

While the US stock market has fallen slightly this week, it is still up substantially over the past few months and volatility measures suggest reduced concern over the...
Sean Callow
Sean Callow
Westpac Bank
Macro

Crisis amplifies four secular disruptors

PIMCO’s annual Secular Forum this September was the 39th in our firm’s history – and the first fully virtual one. With input from invited speakers as well as our...
Joachim Fels
PIMCO
Macro

A quick rant on the Australian budget

I wanted to talk about the Australian budget. I’m not seeing what the admirers are seeing. At first, I was worried that I’d missed something. But yesterday’s dovish...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Macro

Navigating volatile markets

The global economy is emerging from a pandemic-led recession in the first half of 2020—the deepest in modern history. While growth in the latest...
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LGT Crestone
LGT Crestone
Expert Insights

Australia wins performance race as “a work horse, not a racehorse”

Population growth, natural resources and corporate governance mean Australia’s post-COVID snapback will be stronger than that of many peers, says Fidelity...
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Livewire Markets
Macro

Gold in corrective pattern as markets look to US election

The gold price fell by more than 3.50% in US dollar (USD) terms during September, undergoing an overdue correction after the explosive gains seen earlier in the year....
Jordan Eliseo
ABC Bullion
Macro

Winners and losers in the QE step-up

The Reserve Bank of Australia has signalled its intention to more meaningfully utilise the unconventional and controversial monetary policy tool known as quantitative...
Matthew Haupt
Wilson Asset Management
Macro

Australia's Budget - Frydenberg's Sugar Hit | Webinar & Podcast

With Frydenberg's recent announcement of Australia's Budget, we thought it prudent to schedule a special episode of the investment webinar today, in which Nucleus...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Macro

Don't try and fight someone who owns a printing press

The global economy is in recession. Despite this, risk assets have rallied sharply since the March crash, driven by central banks’ aggressive, unprecedented monetary...
Anthony Doyle
Anthony Doyle
Firetrail Investments
Macro

An underappreciated threat to the global economic system

One of the more noteworthy developments in financial markets over the past few months has been the precipitous slide of the US dollar. As measured by a basket of major...
Ashwin Alankar
Janus Henderson
Macro

2020 Australian Federal Budget - infrastructure commentary

In the 2020 Federal Budget, the Commonwealth Treasurer announced an additional A$10bn in funding for infrastructure projects over the next four years, increasing the...
Sarah Shaw
4D Infrastructure
Macro

2020 US Election

With the United States Election just around the corner, investors around the world are weighing up the economic pros and cons of each candidate. National polling has...
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Bread, Water and FAANGs

The tremendous performance of the U.S. equity market over the past six months has confounded many investors. Yet, look under the surface and it might make more sense....
Seema Shah
Principal Asset Management
Macro

Big bank short-sellers now getting long

In my AFR column today I explain how the big banking bear, Perpetual's Anthony Aboud, has closed out his shorts and got aggressively long the major banks (or via...
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Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

The budget blows hard

Had the Australian population agreed with the mainstream press that the FY21 edition of the Commonwealth Budget was the “most anticipated” in years, then they would...
John Abernethy
Clime Asset Management
Macro

Housing to boom with bears dropping like flies

In this detailed interview with the irrepressible Peter Switzer, I discuss why house prices are now increasing in all cities bar Melbourne (yes, it appears that Sydney...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Getting 'pushed out the risk curve'

As interest rates have fallen globally, first in response to economic and market conditions post the GFC and more recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, returns from...
Dan Miles
Dan Miles
Innova Asset Management
Rapid Fire

Australia to benefit from global search for yield

With Australia on the path to recovery and the second wave apparently arrested, all eyes yesterday were on the Federal government and the RBA as they handed down the...
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
Macro

The definitive engineering & construction reporting season summary

As part of our latest monthly analysis of the Engineering & Construction (E&C) sector, a definitive reporting season summary has been completed, which includes a...
Steven Anastasiou
Economics Uncovered
Macro

End of Quarter Market Review + Champion Stocks

In this wire, we recap key market events, the current investing environment, and our market outlook. We also reiterate our Champion Stocks. Market review The year...
Bell Potter
Stockbroker
Expert Insights

Low returns and high risk: The raw deal from your super fund

Reasonable valuations, economic growth, falling interest rates, and growing debt: the driving forces of a typical balanced fund’s performance are all but spent. So,...
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Livewire Markets
Macro

Housing bears are becoming an extinct species

In the AFR today I write that Aussie housing bears are quickly becoming an extinct species, as we had previously predicted. Read the full column here (or try this...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Market risk rises as bitter battle unfolds

The upcoming U.S. Presidential election poses significant ‘event risk’ for global financial markets. This note examines some of the risks and opportunities investors...
David Bassanese
Betashares
Macro

The new rules of thumb

Many of the things we took for granted have been thrown into doubt by the Covid pandemic. How we work, travel and amuse ourselves are among the biggest changes. Less...
Tom Stevenson
Fidelity International
Macro

Why the RBA is delaying much-needed stimulus

In the AFR I write (twitter link here) that the Reserve Bank of Australia’s deputy governor Guy Debelle has delivered one of the most dovish speeches of his career,...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
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