FNArena’s Weekly Insights – July 12 2021
In this week's Weekly Insights: -Is Risk-Off The Message? -Conviction Calls -Research To Download By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Is Risk-Off The Message? It wasn't that long ago when share markets were dominated by the view that everything old was to become new again, with economic growth and inflation on the …
Bassanese Bites: Delta Hedge – July 19 2021
Global market review U.S. stocks ended the week down after touching record highs earlier in the week, with some apparent concern on Friday that July U.S. consumer sentiment weakened on the back of a lift in inflation fears. Of course, that did not stop U.S. retail …
Bassanese Bites: No oxygen – July 12 2021
Week in review It was a curious week in global markets whereby the ongoing downtrend in long-term bond yields, which was initially celebrated by equity markets, has morphed into a potential ‘canary in the coal mine’ growth scare. U.S. stocks sold off almost 1% on Thursday, …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – July 05 2021
In this week's Weekly Insights: -The Trend Is Still Our Friend -Conviction Calls -Research To Download The Trend Is Still Our Friend By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena The ASX200 Accumulation Index, which combines share price appreciation with dividends paid, closed off on FY21 with a total return of 27.80%. It wasn't the …
Bassanese Bites: Wet lettuce – July 05 2021
Week in review Global equities continued to grind higher last week, helped by ongoing solid economic growth yet still benign long-term bond yields. In a further sign that U.S. inflation fears have likely peaked, Wall Street shrugged off a further surge in the ISM manufacturing price …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – June 28 2021
In this week's Weekly Insights: -And Australia's Favourite Sector Is..? -Rising Equities Are Getting Cheaper -Time For Quality To Shine -Gold's Dubious Inflation Claims -Conviction Calls -All-Weather Model Portfolio -Research To Download By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena And Australia's Favourite Sector Is..? What if I asked you which sector is the long term favourite among …
Bassanese Bites: COVID strikes again – June 28 2021
Week in review Global equities rebounded last week, comforted by further reassuring words from Fed chair Powell, excitement related to US President Biden’s infrastructure package, and a no worse than feared inflation outcome. After the previous week’s apparent hawkish tilt at the Fed meeting, Powell fronted Congress …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – June 21 2021
In this week's Weekly Insights: -The Year Of Doubt -Conviction Calls -Research To Download The Year Of Doubt By Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, Editor FNArena Others see a world dominated by central bank interventions, fiscal stimulus, a virus that refuses to surrender, still rising inequality, asset price inflation and a growing consensus on …
Bassanese Bites: Fed fear – June 21 2021
Week in review Equities buckled under Fed tightening fears. The Fed policy meeting was of course the market highlight last week, particularly the increase in the number of Fed members who are now penciling in a rate hike in 2023 according to the ‘dot plot’ chart. …
Bassanese Bites: Buy the fact – June 15 2021
Week in review Global markets shrugged off a higher than expected U.S. consumer price index (CPI) result, with U.S. 10-year bond yields edging lower and equities pushing higher. This likely reflected an element of “sell the rumour, buy the fact”, given fears of a high inflation …