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In 600 BC, Greek fabulist Aesop described the essence of investment decision-making as, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." To flesh out this...

The great Aussie housing crash continues to unfold as the charts below highlight, which are updated to 13 October 2021. In Sydney, home values have now lost more...

Last week, London-based economist and founder of Longview Economics Chris Watling walked into a pub and ordered three pints of beer. The barman poured the pints and...

In the AFR I write: Let’s start with the shocker that was the latest US inflation report for September, which initially triggered a savage 3.5 per cent drop in US...

The old adage that "past performance is not an indicator of future returns" is possibly more relevant in today's market than ever before.  When the market is driven...

The concentration of supply of critical minerals related to decarbonisation is an issue that has been highlighted by major Western economies as a risk to securing...

Friday delivered a very different story to most of 2021/22 with stocks rallying aggressively following a stronger-than-expected US inflation print. The risk on theme...

Warren Buffett once said that "diversification is protection against ignorance". And in a market where timing is more critical (and more challenging) than ever, many...

Plus, Strandline set for first cashflow at WA mineral sands project, marked-down AuTECO labelled ‘one of the most exciting junior gold explorers on the ASX’ and Cameco...

The world is racing against time to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, so it makes sense to have a look at the largest sources of carbon. In the following...

Arguably the time is ripe to be hunting for undervalued stocks. Markets are choppy. Interest rates are rising. Inflation is high. Investors are nervy. Striking gold...

Another listed property (A-REITs) reporting season has come and gone. In Financial Year 2022, a period defined by rising inflation, it is no surprise that interest...

Deja-vu? If we were to rewind back to the years leading up to the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2007/08, some key economic factors stand out. House prices were on...

A choppy session for the ASX today with weakness bought early pushing the index up ~30pts at its best before we gave up those gains and some by the close – not...

US inflation came in hot overnight. It is worth noting that while there are some positive signs for goods, services inflation is getting worse. See the tables below:...

The critical narrative in markets in recent months has been that: “The Fed will tighten until something breaks”. That theme was reinforced by Powell at last month’s...

There are two major themes I’ve been writing about over the past six months: 1. The Fed will crush the US economy with its tight monetary policy, leading to a...

Welcome to Charts and Caffeine - Livewire's pre-market open news and analysis wrap. We'll get you across the overnight session and share our best insights to get you...

When markets go sideways, there are numerous levers equity fund managers can pull to dial down risk. Almost all can change their sector weightings and stock...

It’s probably one of the great understatements to describe markets in the third quarter as “challenging”, with July’s initial bounce in global equities giving way to...