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Economic Outlook
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Is coronavirus driving a recession, depression or an economic hit like no other?
What does it mean for the bear market in shares?
Key points
- Global share markets have fallen into a bear market, but whether this turns out to be long or short depends on how long the hit to the economy from coronavirus lasts.
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Further Federal Government Stimulus Package announced
On 22 March 2020 the Government announced a further package of measures designed to stimulate the economy and assist individuals and businesses with mitigating the negative economic impacts associated with the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus and Financial Markets Melt Down. What to do?
After being a Financial Planner for over 30 year and being an avid investor for over 45 years. I thought I’d seen it all.
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2020 sees a plunge in shares – seven things investors need to keep in mind
Key points
- Share markets have fallen sharply over the last week or so on the back of coronavirus concerns.
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2019 in review, outlook for 2020
Key points
- 2019 saw growth slow, recession fears increase and the US trade wars ramp up, but solid investment returns as monetary policy eased, bond yields fell and demand for unlisted assets remained strong.
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Will Australia go into a recession? here's 9 reasons why not.
Key points
- Australian growth is likely to remain weak over the next year. Expect further monetary & fiscal stimulus.
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US-China trade war escalating
and triggering (another) correction in the share markets...
Key points
- The trade war between the US and China is escalating, posing a rising threat to global growth.
- Although we remain of the view that a deal will be reached, the risk has increased.
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The Economic Update - 1 July 2019
<3 class="lead">Happy end of financial year! Bill Bracey of Sydney Financial Planning provides an economic update for the new financial year (July 2019).</3> -
2017-18 - a good year for diversified investors
...but there’s a few storm clouds around.
Key points
- 2017-18 saw strong returns for diversified investors, but it was a story of two halves with strong December half returns but more volatility in the past 6 months.
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Will Australian House Prices Crash? Five reasons why it’s more complicated than you think!
Over the past 5 years, I have written annually where I thought the property market was, and what was likely to happen moving forward. So far I’ve had a 100% success rate. I guess I wouldn’t be writing this if I got it wrong.