Bassanese Bites: Becalmed – April 04 2022
Global Markets Global equities consolidated last week after solid gains over the previous two weeks, with the most notable market movement being a sharp drop in oil prices as the U.S. announced the biggest ever withdrawal from its strategic reserves. Equities continue to hope for a …
Bassanese Bites: Faster is better – March 28 2022
Global markets There continues to be a strange divergence in global financial markets. Global bond yields surged further last week as strong U.S. economic data and hawkish Fed rhetoric saw bond markets almost fully price in a 0.5% rate hike at the May Fed meeting – …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – March 21 2022
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Preparing For August -Conviction Calls -Research To Download -No Weekly Insights Next Week By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Preparing For August "Earnings growth expectations have been reduced dramatically since the start of the year. Higher commodity prices will lead to weaker consumer demand and lower economic growth. As …
Bassanese Bites: Buy the fact – March 21 2022
Global markets What a week! Despite the ongoing Ukraine war and a more hawkish than expected Fed meeting, global equities saw fit to surge in what I can only attribute to a ‘sell the rumour, buy the fact’ mentality. In other words, investors had been fearful …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – March 14 2022
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Double Your Protection -Conviction Calls & (More) Post-Reporting Season Notes By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Double Your Protection It happened last week. "How come so many investors got wiped out during the GFC?", said one trader. "I don't understand. Surely everyone has a pain threshold. Surely …
Bassanese Bites: Fed Fear – March 14 2022
Global markets It was another poor week for global equities, with the U.S. S&P 500 down 2.9% and on the cusp of breaking to a new low in the correction to date. Confirmation that the U.S. and U.K. would ban Russian oil imports got the week …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – March 07 2022
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Risk Is Tangible, And On The Rise -Conviction Calls & Post-Reporting Season Notes By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Risk Is Tangible, And On The Rise 2022 is not 2008, but there are a number of similarities that deserve to be highlighted, in particular since so …
Bassanese Bites: Cuba and Volcker – March 07 2022
Global markets The intensification of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – along with Putin’s nuclear talk – saw world oil prices surge 26% last week to US$115 a barrel, which in turn saw global equities decline by 2.4%. Grain/food prices are also moving higher. All that said, …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – March 01 2022
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Too Many Distractions From Corporate Results -All-Weather Model Portfolio By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Too Many Distractions From Corporate Results Consumer-related companies and retailers have been at the centre of the February reporting season in Australia; mostly not in a favourable manner -at least not …
Bassanese Bites: Yes Ukraine – February 28 2022
Global Markets Last week was clearly volatile for global markets, with the attack on Ukraine initially causing a risk-off move, followed by a risk-on recovery on relief that Russian sanctions did not extend to oil and gas exports and all the mayhem at least seemingly reduced …
