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Will the RBA cut to 0.1%?

Global equities saw fit to focus on the positives last week, taking heart in the Fed’s renewed pledge to support growth and in the awe-inspiring ongoing strength in...
David Bassanese
Betashares
Macro

Perhaps we should have stayed at home…

Escalating COVID-19 infection rates in the U.S. have forced a rollback of many economic opening measures, potentially uprooting the already fragile recovery in U.S....
Seema Shah
Principal Asset Management
Macro

Pulling back the curtain on Australia's economy with CBA's Head of Economics, Gareth Aird

Join us as we discuss CBA’s real-time tracking of the Australian economy, the difficult path ahead, the role of government in stimulating growth, and Gareth’s views on...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Macro

What does the gold price surge tell us about the US dollar?

The US dollar fell against all G10 currencies in July, in an orderly decline. More dramatic have been the surges in gold, up 10% in July including record highs and...
Sean Callow
Sean Callow
Westpac Bank
Macro

The way forward is littered with landmines

I have been in markets for over 30 years, and the first half of 2020 will go down as one of the most difficult environments I have encountered. We had the coronavirus...
Simon Doyle
Schroders
Macro

Sprint-start…slowing to a jog

A relaxation of lockdowns and substantial support from policymakers have elicited an impressive and co-ordinated rebound across global economies. But, while this has...
abrdn .
abrdn
Macro

9 big risks the market forgot to price in

A few months ago, I made my case in a video interview with Livewire as to 'Why the bulls are wrong'. Last week, Livewire reached out to me last week as part of a...
APT
TNE
Jerome Lander
WealthLander
Macro

The RBA is content to be unconventional but not original

Last week RBA Governor Phil Lowe seemingly dealt a savage blow to proponents of the new economic policy frontier that is Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Governor Lowe...
Alex Joiner
Alex Joiner
IFM Investors
Macro

A retest of the March lows? The bears are kidding themselves

In Why you should fear the big bad bear my colleague Patrick Poke and popular Livewire contributors Jerome Lander, Kate Samranvedhya, Anton Tagliaferro and Donald...
Vishal Teckchandani
Livewire Markets
Macro

The state of play

In the AFR this weekend I write that investment decisioning is complex right now because the world is in such an unusual and fluid place. One of the most important...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

The Road to Economic Hell is Paved with Good Intentions | Webinar & Podcast

Today we look at a rough roadmap of what would need to happen on the road to suspending capitalism and markets being artificially held up indefinitely. Whilst we've...
Damien Klassen
Nucleus Wealth
Macro

Why you should fear the big bad bear

Investors today face a challenging dilemma. The economy is staring down the barrel of the biggest recession since the 1930s, while equity prices appear closer to boom...
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
Macro

What next for our slow-moving economic train wreck?

Government support programs have helped to soften – and postpone – the financial blows from the disruptions caused by COVID-19. In so doing, they’ve also bolstered...
Roger Montgomery
Montgomery Investment Management
Macro

So, finally, belatedly, we can confirm that Westpac is not an irresponsible lender...

Back in August 2018 I argued that UBS banking analyst Jon Mott was wrong when he sensationally claimed that Westpac had potentially breached Australia's responsible...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Will the S&P 500 break out or be pushed back into its range?

Global equities eked out further gains last week, largely reflecting more vaccine hopes, good JP Morgan earnings and general relief that more widespread lockdowns were...
David Bassanese
Betashares
Macro

10 interesting charts right now - COVID-19 edition

Is government debt bad or good? What it means The government fiscal response to COVID-19 and the associated forced shut-down of the economy has been...
Chris Bedingfield
Quay Global Investors
Macro

The stimulus factor

GFC vs GVC There are no doubt similarities between the shock of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and the current Global Viral Crisis (GVC), however the differences...
Chad Padowitz
Talaria Asset Management
Macro

New Complexity Premia Episode: The Next Big Regime Change for Markets...

In the latest episode of our Complexity Premia podcast, Ying Yi Ann Cheng and I discuss a range of issues, including: why the emergence of effective COVID-19...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

The UK's strange China Syndrome

In what follows, I wish to deal with how the UK’s engagement with China will stress and strain in the near-term, but should inevitably see them collaborate in a way...
Savvas Savouri
Savvas Savouri
Toscafund Asset Management
Macro

Vaccines the next regime change for markets

In the AFR today I write that the next big pivot-point for markets in the months ahead will likely be the advent of vaccines. To read the full column click here or AFR...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Stimulus Fuels Breakdown Between Markets and Economic Reality

The global economy has only just commenced its recovery from the depths of the largest economic setback in modern history, yet stock markets have bounced strongly from...
Andrew Clifford
Platinum Asset Management
Macro

The fiscal cliff is more likely to be a fiscal slope

The thought of various government support measures expiring in the months ahead, causing some sort of fiscal cliff over which economies and share markets will plunge,...
Shane Oliver
AMP
Macro

Asian equities: not the place to be underweight

Global equity markets continue to grind higher in July, with the S&P 500 index up more than 3% and European markets up 1-2%. As markets re-approach their post-COVID-19...
Scott Haslem
LGT Crestone
Macro

The Asian century is heralded…and our plays

A combination of an increasingly well-to-do consumer base, rising levels of education, leapfrogging several stages in the adaptation of smart digital technologies by...
Zach Riaz
Zach Riaz
Banyantree Investment Group
Macro

Ignore the impacts of debt-fuelled stimulus at your peril

Over the past decade both debt and equity markets have become increasingly disconnected from traditional measures of fundamental value. A sober examination leads to...
David Rosenbloom
David Rosenbloom
ICN Consulting
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