global macro

Economist Janu Chan argues we should still be worried. The big question is how much.

The recent banking crisis, its ripple effects on the broader economy and implications for multi-asset investing

The failure of SVB is a wake-up call for investors. So what should holders of ETFs be focused on when markets become volatile?

Throughout history, many, many, banks have failed. In the US, bank failures are surprisingly common and even in more recent times – the Federal Deposit Insurance...

Independent Economist Janu Chan breaks down the big change at the top of the Chinese National People's Congress agenda.

The tragic loss of a much-loved pet highlights the drivers of this approach that flips asset allocation on its head

Oh inflation. For so long, you lay dormant, so much so that policymakers were complaining that there wasn’t enough of it. Last month has seen renewed concerns with...

Henry McVey provides an update to his "Keeping It Simple" mantra for 2023.

We're less convinced of a soft landing for global markets but expect this year will be better than the last, with some big bright spots.

Bearish forecasts for the European economy - and equity market - haven't come to pass

While the outlook for 2023 remains uncertain, some green shoots have recently emerged.

Nine of Australia's finest fund managers share the big-picture themes and data points they are watching as the new calendar year begins.

The drumbeat of global recession for 2023 has been beating loudly of late. Some fund managers and analysts at major banks now have recession as their baseline...

EFG Asset Management takes on some of the world's wealthiest clients. Ahead of 2023, the investment firm has also laid down two big contrarian calls.

Chinese stocks have had a phenomenal run over the last two weeks. The Hang Seng index is over 22% higher than a low struck in late October. And some of the big...

With 2023 about six weeks away (I know, where did all that time go?), the biggest research houses in Australia are starting to drip-feed their respective outlook...

Within weeks, a dramatic year for financial markets will be behind us. Accelerating inflation, a historic pace of interest rate hikes, and market volatility have...

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...

Imagine a US-dollar bond paying essentially a 118% yield. It pays a coupon of 4.2% and is priced at approximately 8 cents in the dollar. What’s the catch you are...

Do bonds hedge equity returns? The answer is essential for portfolio constructors. Bonds haven’t done so recently and may remain less useful, in that regard, than...