Japan went through an historic boom that peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Asset prices rose at an incredible pace, with the price of land absolutely rampant, increasing by as much as 5,000 per cent between 1956 and 1986. So distorted were land prices that...
U.S. Credit Rating Downgraded by Fitch 10/8/2023 Fitch announced last week that it downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from the AAA (the highest possible rating) down to AA+ (the second highest rating). For those that are unfamiliar, Fitch is the...
Diversification: Can You Have Too Much? 13/7/2023 Diversification is no secret, it’s a well-known part of investing. “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” is a common phrase that we learn at a young age, and something that most people put into action, at least to...
What is a recession and what does it mean for investors? 6/7/2023 Fearing a recession is natural. Recessions are an economic reality. They typically start before anyone realises they’re happening and end before economists have enough data to know they’ve finished....
3 Competing Views in Economics: A Perspective for Informed Decision-Making 25/5/2023 Economics, as a complex and dynamic field, is often a subject of debates and diverse opinions regarding the future state of the global economy. Presently, three dominant views command...
Raise the Debt Ceiling (Again) 1/6/2023 As the 1 June deadline set by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen looms, a deal that prevents the U.S. from defaulting on its debt seems inevitable. President Joe Biden appears set to follow in the footsteps of his predecessors,...
From Boom to Bust: U.S. Bank Failures and Who’s to Blame 10/5/2023 Who is Signature Bank? Silicon Valley Bank? First Republic Bank? Likely these are banks you’d never previously heard of prior to the past few months, and they’re now making headline news... Unlike...
The World Doesn’t Often End 23/3/2023 The world we live in today moves at lightning speed. Information is available to us at our fingertips, and news travels faster than ever before. In the realm of finance and investing, this can lead to investors panicking and...
A Bear Market Rally, or Blue Skies Ahead? 23/2/2023 The S&P 500 lost almost 20% in 2022 — the worst year since 2008 amid multi-decade high inflation, rising interest rates, and fading economic growth. However, US markets have bounced back in recent months with...
Year in Review: 2022 22/12/2022 With our final newsletter of the year, we wanted to recap the major events that moved markets and highlight some investor takeaways. Upon reflection, 2022 was a year of inflection. Australia emerged from two years of intermittent...
Is the Fair Work Legislation fair? 30/11/2022 Maybe, but one thing is for sure, it is likely to be expensive as well. This week we look at the 'Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022, a Bill that once passed, will represent one of the most...
China's COVID policy: What does this mean for markets? 24/11/2022 This week we look at China and try to grapple with the zero Covid policy and what that means for markets. A story that remains especially important as China is central to our economic fortunes and the...
