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RBA meeting: calmer waters or the eye of the storm?

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will not adjust the policy rate when it meets on Tuesday. The data flow since the August meeting has consistently surprised on the downside

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05 Sep 2023

Absolute return fixed income, a strategy for today’s markets

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Fixed income investments have long played an important role in a diversified portfolio. This article from GSFM explores the role of fixed income in the current environment and explains why

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04 Sep 2023

Jackson Hole: Ain’t no cure for the summertime (bond yield) blues!

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With a sparse event calendar this week, the focus of markets will be on the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium this weekend. The theme of this year’s conference is Structural

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25 Aug 2023

Wage Price Index and RBA minutes and UK CPI suggests no relief for the Bank of England

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Wage Price Index and RBA minutes: hard to see a September or October hike…but come November? Last week I noted that the release of the July NAB Monthly Business Survey

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18 Aug 2023

Opportunities in private credit

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Private credit continues to surge worldwide as traditional lenders take their focus away from smaller enterprises. This article from GSFM’s examines this trend in Australia and Asia and explores how

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14 Aug 2023

US July CPI enough for an indefinite abeyance and the Fair Work Commission pokes the inflation bear

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US July CPI: enough for an indefinite abeyance but a policy rate “plateau” not a “peak” The July consumer price index (CPI) report reaffirms the message from the previous two

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14 Aug 2023

The RBA “skip” could yet be a prelude to a mortgage debtor “trip” and the US Fitch debt downgrade

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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision to “skip” a policy rate increase at Tuesday’s meeting was certainly defensible. The June quarter consumer price index (CPI) suggested that inflation as

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04 Aug 2023

AI and resilient corporate earnings to drive global markets for remainder of 2023

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While investment opportunities in global share markets hinge on a number of factors, such as artificial intelligence and resilience in corporate earnings, the Australian market continues to be a source

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27 Jul 2023

RBA July meeting minutes: ‘optionality’ is the theme – upcoming labour force data is important but June quarter CPI is critical

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) minutes from the 4 July meeting contained similar themes to those that characterised Governor Lowe’s speech last week. The minutes seek to give the

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20 Jul 2023

Trend following alpha

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Trend following strategies can capture upward and downward trends in hundreds of markets, which has made such strategies popular alternative investments to diversify risk in client portfolios. This article from

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19 Jul 2023

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