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Last year was one the worst on record for global stock markets. Yet the MSCI World Index has returned to levels that can hardly be described as cheap, trading at...

Ithaca is the island in Greece that Odysseus had so much trouble returning to in Homer’s Odyssey.On his way he survives run ins with the Cicones, Polyphemus...

"We are seeing volume declines in every segment around the world" FedEx CEOIn September 2022, the FedEx (FDX) share price tumbled 30% when the company reported a...

Defining moments in stock market history include the 1987 Black Monday crash, 2000 Dot-com bust and 2008 Global Financial Crisis. These moments mark when euphoric bull...

“I have reigned for 50 years in victory and in peace, beloved by my subjects, dreaded by my enemies, and respected by my allies. Riches and honours, power and...

The recent deluge of rain on the East coast of Australia had devastating impacts. While the extent of the damage was unpredictably extreme, meteorologists knew...

Here at Livewire Markets, we write about investing all day long. And because we’re so used to thinking and writing about this stuff, we sometimes lose sight of what it...

The market was down early, but news that China’s central bank boosted its daily liquidity injection, plus confirmation that Evergrande had reached an agreement with...

This week our attention turns to global stock markets post covid rebuild, as investment professionals the world over mull the opportunities and pitfalls of the...

Nucleus Wealth's Head of Investments Damien Klassen, and Head of Advice Tim Fuller lay out the bull case for investment markets in 2021. Global equities, as of this...

Many things in the share market say one thing but mean another. Like these for instance: Research-speak Buy – It’s a large listed stock that could possibly...

There are a number of arguments being advanced to suggest the stock market is in a gigantic bubble that is at risk of bursting imminently. Some of the arguments relate...

In the depths of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Billionaire Warren Buffet published an article in the New York Times titled “Buy American, I Am”. The article was a...

As an active equity investor we believe that the market is not completely efficient at accurately gauging the share price of every company, all of the time. An...

Nobel prize winner Harry Markowitz gets the credit for coining the phrase that “diversification is the only free lunch in finance”. Add the insight that stock markets...

The 2008 financial crisis was, at least in part, due to a fundamental flaw in the pricing of Credit Default Swaps on housing lending. Analysts who justify the current...

Is the Gammaquake over or just beginning? What actually is gamma and why should you care. Join us today to discuss recent market movements and what they mean for...

In our latest podcast, had a look at some of the main drivers behind the stock market rise: retail investors, gearing, derivatives and asset allocation. As well as...

Stock markets have disconnected from fundamentals (and reality). The economic fundamentals are almost as bad as they have ever been. Stock market valuations are as...