australian economy

Back in January when the bushfires were raging, I feared Australia’s luck had ran out. But right now, I thank god I live in The Lucky Country! Donald Horne’s original...

This last month or so has been a particularly challenging period for a lot of market participants. As a fund manager, volatility spikes can be disconcerting especially...

A negative price for US crude oil provided much fascination this week. The May West Texas Intermediate oil contract closed at -$37.63 per barrel on Monday. But the...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is the latest pandemic virus to have blighted us. The process of genetic trial and error created yet another exceptionally potent pathogen. As...

To describe recent market volatility as high is to understate the facts. Since the peak on February 19, the US market has registered the most rapid sell-off ever, its...

Over the last month, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) began to affect society and investment markets, it became increasingly obvious that government directives would...

The Australian equity market at one stage fell nearly 35% from its all-time high in just over a month amid the COVID-19 crisis. The challenge for investors is working...

Can the Aussie economy take it anymore? We’ve had the triple threat of drought, bushfires and now COVID 19.The RBA has just put in place another 25bps cut as we speak...

The most recent Crestone Investment Forum was held on 26 February, yet much has transpired globally and in Australia since that time. Most pressingly,...

Coronavirus shocks have resulted in a major blow to Australia by slowing economic activity with its major trading partner, China. We look at the 3 sectors hit hardest...