Bassanese Bites: Old News – December 13 2021
Global markets The theme of the past week is ‘old news’, in the sense that global equities managed to lift in the face of rising Omicron cases and the highest U.S. inflation numbers since 1982. But as the saying goes, markets are forward-looking: equities saw fit …
Bassanese Bites: Powell’s Pivot – December 06 2021
Global Markets Global equities suffered another set back last week, due to both lingering Omicron fears and a new risk factor on the horizon – a more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve. Without doubt, last’s week’s comments by Fed chair Powell were ground shifting: he openly talked about …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – November 29 2021
In this week's Weekly Insights -2022 Looks Familiar, Though Not Quite The Same -December Index Watch -Conviction Calls -Research To Download -FNArena Talks: All-Weathers -Hendrik Bessembinder, Unsung Hero -All-Weather Model Portfolio 2022 Looks Familiar, Though Not Quite The Same By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena This might come as a surprise to many readers, but, reading …
Bassanese Bites: Omigod! – November 29 2021
Global markets Global equities were coasting along for much of last week before being hit on Friday by concerns over a new Covid variant – Omicron. While new COVID variants emerge regularly in a Darwinian fight for survival, what jolted markets was the World Health Organisation’s …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – November 22 2021
In this week's Weekly Insights: -The Secret Ingredient -Conviction Calls -Research To Download -All-Weather Model Portfolio By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena The Secret Ingredient Imagine two similar companies, competing in the same sector. One is hell-bent on doing the right thing, the other cares a lot less about the long-term picture and …
Bassanese Bites: COVID Concern – November 22 2021
Global markets It was a mixed week for global equities with ongoing inflation and interest rate concerns countered somewhat by rising COVID cases in Europe and the United States. Wall Street was pleased to see a strong October U.S. retail sales report, but less happy with …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – November 15 2021
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Managing Risk In Earnings -All-Weather Model Portfolio -Conviction Calls -Research To Download By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Managing Risk In Earnings If you thought global supply chain bottlenecks remain on investors' radar because the outlook for inflation depends on it, you'd be half correct. One of the market …
Bassanese Bites: CPI Shock! – November 15 2021
Global markets Global equities buckled last week following a higher than expected U.S. consumer inflation report, which also pushed up bond yields and the $US. The U.S. market is now convinced (according to futures pricing) that the Fed will have to raise rates by August next …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – November 08 2021
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Three Risks Into Year-End -Confusing November -Conviction Calls -FNArena Talks -Research To Download By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Three Risks Into Year-End With year-end approaching and equity markets having positively surprised thus far in 2021, the risk is investors become overly complacent, thinking nothing can possibly disrupt this …
Bassanese Bites: Push back – November 08 2021
Global markets* Global equities continued their impressive rebound over the past week, helped by dovish news from several central banks which in turn lowered bond yields. The S&P 500 rose 2% over the week, with U.S. 10-year bond yields dropping 10 basis points to 1.45%. The …
