The year 2022 was a stinker. In financial terms at least. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, leading to an energy crisis, resulting in rampant inflation, followed by central banks around…
This has been, by most accounts, a terrible year for markets. Global equities are down, bonds are terrible, and property prices are coming under pressure. So far it has been…
Stocks are in a bear market and with the energy crisis not improving, the odds are that many G7 countries are headed into a recession. Investor and consumer sentiment readings…
What have we learned from past rate hike cycles? In this post I dive into some of the details that are important for you to understand.
In recent months the US first quarter GDP was revised to -1.6%. The Q2 results are not yet in, but the Atlanta Fed publish a ‘GDPNow’ data series that is…
Surprise US CPI print sends market down 3% (June 10, 2022) Back in April we spoke about the pervasive damage done by rising energy costs and called out the lack…
Warren Buffett's famous quote, 'only when the tide goes out do you discover who was swimming naked' is very prescient for todays markets. With the onset of interest rate rises,…
Some months are just plain boring. Some months there is just too much to try to get into one story without running to 20 pages and then losing the plot.…
October ended the month with a three day streak where yields on short term bonds were shot out of a cannon. It was a test of the resolve of the…
Growth sector stocks were the price winners through the COVID-19 crisis. Those companies with a good prospect of future growth in profits from emerging technologies, with little in the way…