Sunday’s (March 4) Italian election appears to have resulted in a hung parliament as widely expected. However, centrist parties lost ground and populist parties made more gains than polls had generally predicted. Show More
European Elections
Angela Merkel has been re-elected German Chancellor for a fourth term. A strong domestic economy (record low unemployment) and high standards of living have understandably contributed to Germans’ satisfaction with the current state of affairs, and wanting more of the same. Show More
Hamish Douglass, CEO of Magellan Financial Group, says monetary policy and the actions of central banks are “the number one macro issue in the world.” Fixed income markets are "massively distorted," which distorts all other asset markets. An unwinding of monetary policy could have a serious impact on asset prices.... Show More
Asking what the biggest risks are to markets today, Livewire interviewed Giselle Roux, Chief Investment Officer at Melbourne-based wealth management firm Escala Partners which manages over $2 billion on behalf of clients. She told us that the number one risk in the market is a credit event, and that investment... Show More