January felt unusual. While the usual ream of data hit the Bloomberg terminals during the month, many people’s attention turned to a little old party in good ol’ Washington, DC. After his inauguration parade, President Trump sat on stage and...
Learn moreContinuing good inflation data in the US has sent markets into the “great rotation”. However, the Federal Reserve still needs a little more good news before it decides to cut. In Australia, the all-important June quarter CPI print was a mixe...
Learn moreTourist and alternative lifestyle mecca Byron Bay may be getting stripped of its nudist beach but it is the RBA that is getting embarrassed by larger than expected figures! Meanwhile, the EU has started cutting, the US remains on course for cuts, Japan ...
Learn moreThe RBA did it again, raising interest rates by 25 bps to 4.10 percent on Tuesday: the highest level since April 2012. The world was a little different back in 2012, the RBA had been mostly cutting rates since the GFC and then governor Glen Stevens was ...
Learn moreCentral bankers were already suffering from analysis paralysis with inflation versus recession, but March has now thrown banking crises into the mix. We live in interesting times! The good news is that for the investor, there are gains to be had in vari...
Learn moreA happy lunar new year saw a strong start to the year for Australian stocks as China looks to regather lost momentum in 2023. However, the RBA is looking to pop the party balloons with some more rate increases this year. Until we know we have...
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