interest rate

Weekly Update | 22nd December, 2023

Higher interest rates and slowing consumer spending are bringing a much wider dispersion of company earnings and stock returns. This gives active global equity...

Interest rate hikes have not stopped consumers spending as abruptly as many had expected, due to full employment and rising real wages. Global investors might consider...

The neutral rate of interest appears to be rising as households spend more and save less, while business investment levels rise. This will impact borrowing costs,...

Weekly Update | 18th August, 2023

The diminutive equity risk premium suggests Aussie stocks are more expensive than you think.

Income investors are now spoilt for choice. Should they dump their Aussie equities and allocate more to cash?

There was much anticipation from REIT investors going into this reporting season. It not only reveals how AREITs are coping with the sharp interest rate rises, but it...

I share my thoughts on where we are headed regarding Australia’s 2023 rates outlook, slowing inflation, and the risk of a global recession.

One of the accepted truisms in modern finance is that a lot of information can be derived from the yield curve. The US yield curve A positive sloping curve (as...