Bassanese Bites: On the brink – October 8 2019
Last week provided further tangible signs that the trade-induced slowdown in the global economy was finally filtering through to the United States, which seemingly should make US President Trump more prepared to strike a deal with China sometime soon. Adding to the trade angst last …
Bassanese Bites: RBA to cut – September 30 2019
It was another modest risk-off week for global equities with the US S&P 500 again failing to push through the previous record high of 3,027 set in late July. Weaker European manufacturing data, the threat of a Trump impeachment and lingering uncertainty over US-China …
Bassanese Bites: October move? – September 23 2019
Ongoing trade concerns and a less dovish than hoped Federal Reserve saw global stocks edge lower last week. Reflecting risk-off sentiment, bond yields also dropped back while the $US and gold lifted. On the trade front, China’s decision to cancel a planned trip to US farms …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – September 16 2019
Investors should draw an imaginary elastic band between share prices of, say, Goodman Group ((GMG)) and Scentre Group ((SCG)) as that will help them in understanding current dynamics in the local share market. We've all heard and read it before: the share market is heavily bifurcated; …
Bassanese Bites: Olive Branches – September 16 2019
Global equities continued to recover last week, buoyed by ongoing signs of a thawing in the frosty trade relations between the United States and China. Each side offered the other olive branches, with China agreeing to exempt certain US imports from tariffs and the US …
Bassanese Bites: Try Again – September 09 2019
Global equities enjoyed another positive week thanks largely to confirmation that the US and China will engage in another round of trade talks next month. Bond yields pushed higher and gold eased as ‘risk-on’ sentiment tentatively prevailed in markets. Despite weakness in global manufacturing data, service …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – September 09 2019
Probably the best way to describe the performance of the FNArena/Vested Equities All-Weather Model Portfolio into the new financial year is by making the following observation: the All-Weather Portfolio has rallied to a fresh all-time record high, while key local share market indices might need …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – September 03 2019
On the micro-level, a failed or splendid financial performance release can have a noticeable impact on a company's share price up to three months down the track. On the macro-level, recent observations suggest beats and misses can set new trends for sectors and broad themes, or keep the …
Bassanese Bites: Weak GDP Ahead – September 02 2019
After a very worrying start, global equities eventually recovered over the course of last week – thanks to no immediate Chinese retaliation to Trumps’s latest tariffs hikes and ongoing signals that the two sides are still at least talking. Hope springs eternal! It helped also …
FNArena’s Weekly Insights – August 26 2019
A lot of ink and airtime have been spent on the never ending debate on Value versus Growth investing in the Australian share market, but if the August 2019 corporate reporting season is proving anything it is that investors might be best off by focusing …
