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Financial Market
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Australia the lucky country...
Three reasons why Australia may come through this period of global misery better than most countries.
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How deep will Australia’s recession be...
and what it means for you?
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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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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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The Fed and Market Turmoil
...the Fed turns a bit dovish but not enough (yet)
Key points
- The Fed has raised interest rates for the ninth time since first raising rates this cycle three years ago, taking the Fed Funds rate from a range of 2-2.25% to 2.25-2.5% reflecting ongoing confidence in US growth.
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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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The Australian economy – five reasons growth will continue
But unlikely to be enough to justify rate hikes until 2019
Key Points:
- The Australian economy grew 2.4% through 2017, good but well below potential given high population growth.