Sunset Strip | Aussie Afternoon Institutional Market Wrap

Top ten reasons why risks are high for Australian market (1) China growth worries are back (2) Greece facing risk of leaving EU while taking reserves from all parts of the government to pay the bills (3) US inflation up for 3 months in a row to put pressure on US Fed to push up interest rates in Sep (4) Major commodities that make or break out terms of trade are facing oversupply and falling demand (5) Astonishing and statistically unbelievable employment data puts May rate cut in doubt (6) Budget plans do not make sense as it is expected to deliver handouts to special groups, families friendly outlook, reducing debt and setting a credible path to surplus (7) RBA concerned about housing bubble and household debt at historical high (8) US Fed moving back to currency war and China stimulus pushing up AUDUSD (9) RBA playing with fire by jawboning the currency down without the fire power to back it up (10) “Sell in May and go away” is only 2 weeks away . (VIEW LINK)