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Macro

NZ OCR held steady at 5.50%, US CPI rises 0.4% m/m

Weekly Update | 12th April, 2024
BHP
FMG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

US ISM Manufacturing PMI records 50.3, Crude oil inventories rise to 3.2M barrels

Weekly Update | 5th April, 2024
COH
CSL
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

New Zealand inflation expectations eased to 2.5% q/q, Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 4.1%

Weekly Update | 16th February, 2024
GMG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Chinese manufacturing PMI ticked up to 49.2, UK leaves interest rates unchanged at 5.25%

Weekly Update | 2nd February, 2024
GMG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

German flash manufacturing PMI rose to 45.4, US advance GDP slumped to 3.5% q/q

Weekly Update | 26th January, 2024
FMG
GMG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

UK claimant count change rose to 11.8k, Chinese industrial production grew 6.8% y/y

Weekly Update | 19th January, 2024
S32
SCG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Switzerland CPI stagnant at 0.0% m/m, Australia’s CPI slumped to 4.3% y/y

Weekly Update | 12th January, 2024
FMG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Canada’s median CPI flat at 3.4% y/y, US CB consumer confidence soared to 110.7

Weekly Update | 22nd December, 2023
MQG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Equities

Rocket fuel for small caps – three takeovers announced

If you aren’t already aware, I am optimistic about the prospect for small caps in 2024. Provided we have a combination of positive economic growth (even a short...
ABC
Roger Montgomery
Montgomery Investment Management
Macro

Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 3.9%, UK maintained interest rates at 5.25%

Weekly Update | 15th December, 2023
MQG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Australia left interest rates unchanged at 4.35%, US ISM services PMI soared to 52.7

Weekly Update | 8th December, 2023
SCG
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

New Zealand held interest rates steady at 5.5%, US preliminary GDP soared 5.2% q/q

Weekly Update | 1st December, 2023
GMG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Australia’s unemployment rate edged up to 3.7%, US retail sales fell - 0.1% m/m in October

Weekly Update | 17th November, 2023
BHP
FMG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Chinese manufacturing PMI fell to 49.5, New Zealand unemployment rate rose to 3.9%

Weekly Update | 3rd November, 2023
FMG
+2
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

My recent Q&A on the year that was, and the year ahead

This market insight is a selection of questions from our investors that I answer to provide further insight into the year that was, and our outlook for the upcoming...
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

A whiff of stagflation

Stagflation has become a hotly debated topic as inflation expectations rise and growth expectations fall. Stagflation, a hybrid of stagnating growth and rising...
Kerry Craig
Kerry Craig
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Macro

This is not an exit

Momentum in global growth has unexpectedly softened in recent months. Persistent supply chain disruptions are hampering production, slowing spending and delaying...
Kerry Craig
Kerry Craig
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Macro

In China and the US, economic recovery takes a disappointing turn

The potential for a slowdown in the world’s two largest economies is feeding concerns that global growth may have peaked Both countries are also facing another wave...
Kerry Craig
Kerry Craig
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Equities

Finding the balance in China

Increasing regulatory scrutiny is feeding uncertainty in the Chinese equity markets and has once again raised the question of whether the local Chinese equity market...
Kerry Craig
Kerry Craig
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Investment Theme

Income beyond fixed income

The struggle to find income is not new, but is currently complicated by expectations of rising government bond yields and heightened inflation, creating risks for...
Kerry Craig
Kerry Craig
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
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