VALUE: The world’s 8th largest equity market (AUS200), was one of few in the green this year, along with many fellow commodity-heavy and forgotten Value markets  like UK, Canada,...

Last Week’s Top Five Market Winners Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ) The past week included significant gains for Sunrun Inc. (RUN), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Corsair...

BUCKLE UP: Investors are panicked by the Fed’s unprecedented double-barrelled hiking cycle and balance sheet run off, and Bank of England’s stark ‘stagflation' forecast of 10%...

HIGH PRICES: There are many crosscurrents buffeting oil around $110/bbl. currently. The US and allies are aggressively selling oil from their strategic reserves, whilst demand is...

EXPECTATIONS: Markets are braced for the first 0.5% Fed rate hike in over two decades. Investors are pricing a hawkish interest rate peak of 3.50% mid next year, and a $95...

HALF TIME: US earnings have passed the half-time hump, with Europe catching up fast. There has been more individual company drama than we would have liked, particularly with ‘big...

Last Week’s Top Five Market Winners Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ) The past week included significant gains for JD.com, Inc. (JD.US), NetEase, Inc. (NTES), Meta Platforms Inc....

UH-OH: As if investors needed another reason to be cautious right now, it’s nearly May!  One of the most famous finance adages says, ‘sell in May, and go away’. There is some...

RETEST: Markets are retesting year-to-date lows. The dramatic Fed interest rate pivot has driven up bond yields, a sharp valuation derating, rotation from Tech, and now stoking...

MOJO: On Saturday Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), the largest US non-tech company, will host its ‘carnival of capitalism’ annual meet live from Omaha for the first time since 2019. It...