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Global Economy
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Share market falls - seven key things for investors to bear in mind
Key points
- Share markets have fallen sharply in recent weeks asuncertainty around US President Trump’s policies have led to renewed concerns about the risk of recession at a time when share market valuations were stretched.
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Goldilocks stayed for 2024, but what’s in store for investors in 2025?
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- The key themes for 2024 were: better than feared growth;global divergence; more disinflation; falling interest ratesbut with Australia lagging; and more geopolitical threats butnot as bad as feared. As in 2023, returns were strong.
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Why super and growth assets like shares really are long term investments
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- While growth assets like shares go through bouts of short- term underperformance versus bonds and cash, they provide superior long-term returns. So, it makes sense that superannuation has a high exposure to them.
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Recession fears & share market falls – what it means for the RBA & investors?
Key points
- The risk of recession is high.
- The falls in shares and commodity prices reflect this.
- Lower growth and recession would mean a high risk of the inflation rate undershooting the RBA’s inflation target.
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A list of lists regarding the macro investment outlook for 2024
Key points
- 2023 turned out to be a strong year for investors with shares and bonds rallying on the back of falling inflation, the anticipation of interest rate cuts in 2024 and better than feared economic growth. There were bumps along the way, but balanced super funds returned around 9.5%.
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2023 the year in review
Key points
- 2023 was a year of extreme volatility and uncertainty. Central banks around the world confirmed a commitment to higher interest rates due to inflation concerns.
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Volatile world markets
Feeling a bit seasick from the volatility of the world’s financial markets?
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Five charts on investing to keep in mind in rough times like these
Key points
- Successful investing can be really difficult in times like the present with immense uncertainty around the impact of coronavirus on the outlook.
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Market Insights - 2022 review & 2023 outlook
Key points
- 2022 was dominated by high inflation, rising interest rates, war in Ukraine & recession fears. This hit bonds & shares hard, driving reductions in the prices for growth accounts, offering rare buying opportunities for dollar cost averaging strategies. Income returns from diversified growth portfolios remain solid and above average.
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Shares sliding again – what’s driving it and is there any light at the end of the tunnel?
Key points
- Share markets remain under pressure from high inflation, rising rates & bond yields and the rising risk of recession and the threat that poses to company profits.