FNArena’s Weekly Insights – September 04 2023
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Outlook Negative, With Plenty Of Silver Linings -Conviction Calls & Best Ideas By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor One of the stand-out features of the August results season has been the resilience of household spending in Australia, which proved pivotal in keeping the balance of the …
Bassanese Bites: RBA to hold – September 04 2023
Global markets Continued ‘Goldilocks’ reports out of the United States helped support equity and bond markets again last week, with the S&P 500 rebounding for the second week in a row. US 10-year bond yields edged lower over the week to 4.18%, from an end-week high …
Bassanese Bites: Jackson Hold – August 28 2023
Global markets Soft economic data and a less threatening than feared Jackson Hole speech by Fed chair Jerome Powell allowed US bond yields to steady last week and stocks to recover somewhat. …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – August 21 2023
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Resilience Shines, Forecasts Slide -No Weekly Insights Next Week By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor August Signals: Resilience Shines, Forecasts Slide August is well passed the half-way mark, but in Australia the all-important week four in the local results season has only just started. In terms of numbers …
Bassanese Bites: Higher for longer – August 21 2023
Global markets US stocks weakened for the third week in a row under pressure from rising US bond yields and concerns over the Chinese economic outlook. Strong US retail sales in July along with the market’s hawkish interpretation of the minutes of the Fed July policy …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – August 14 2023
In this week's Weekly Insights: August Results: Early Observations By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor From a general market sentiment perspective, the importance of the financial performance of CommBank ((CBA)) in Australia can never be understated. Not only is CBA the largest (premium) bank in the country, it is also …
Bassanese Bites: All priced? – August 14 2023
Global markets US stocks continued their consolidation last week, after a strong run over previous weeks as the ‘soft landing’ scenario started to become the consensus call. Indeed, last week there was a sense that the good news now appeared largely priced in, with equities and …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – August 07 2023
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Healthy Health, Wealthy Wealth -Early Observations -Conviction Calls and Best Ideas -FNArena Talks (2x) By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor Healthy Health, Wealthy Wealth Higher bond yields and a tougher economic outlook have directed the market's attention to corporate vulnerabilities that previously were hardly ever mentioned. Think balance sheet and …
Bassanese Bites: Debt downgrade – August 07 2023
Global markets After a strong run in recent weeks, US stocks pulled back last week due to a sharp rise in bond yields which, in turn, reflected the Fitch credit downgrade and official plans for higher US long-term public debt issuance. The US July payrolls report, …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – July 31 2023
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Awaiting The August Verdict -Conviction Calls and Best Ideas By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor Awaiting The August Verdict It's by no means a perfect relationship, but earnings forecasts in Australia are tumbling in seldom witnessed fashion while key indices are threatening to set new highs for …
