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The Fed: certain uncertainty

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As expected, The Federal Reserve’s FOMC lowered the policy rate by 25bps to a target range of 4-4¼ per cent. The decision clearly reflected greater emphasis on the labour market

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19 Sep 2025

The Fed: laboured

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Clearly a notable feature of recent US economic data has been the revelation that the US labour market is not only softening but hasn’t been in as good a health

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12 Sep 2025

GSFM forms partnership to distribute Auscap Asset Management funds

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GSFM and Australian equities manager, Auscap Asset Management, have formed a partnership, with GSFM the exclusive distributor of the Auscap High Conviction Australian Equities Fund and the Auscap Ex-20 Australian

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11 Sep 2025

CPD: Artificial Intelligence – five themes for 2025/26

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Commentary about artificial intelligence (AI) has been overtaken by headlines dominated by Trump, tariffs and trade. However, this does not reflect a slowing in the pace of AI; to the

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08 Sep 2025

Fed: probably a September cut but…does it matter?

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Inflation good enough and labour market softening but ‘stagflation-lite’ environment still a key risk. The US July consumer price index (CPI) report points to ongoing “stickiness” in inflation but absent

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15 Aug 2025

CPD: Currency risk – friend or foe?

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In today’s interconnected world, global companies play a significant role in our daily lives. However, when Australian investors allocate their capital to global markets, they are exposed not only to

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04 Aug 2025

The Fed: not yet maybe later…

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As had been almost universally expected, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) overnight announced that it had kept the policy rate unchanged in the 4.25-4.5 per cent range.

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01 Aug 2025

Greens shoots for global equity markets despite Trump 2.0 and a slowing US economy

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Trump 2.0 remains the focal point as markets head into the second half of 2025. There is greater clarity around the implication of the US administration’s policies on markets, and

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30 Jul 2025

US inflation: of known and unknown unknowns (the ghost of Donald Rumsfeld)

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The financial commentariat seem unsure on US inflation. I think that is understandable. For months now markets have braced for an acceleration of inflation as a consequence of President Trump’s

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18 Jul 2025

CPD: Climate – the $50 trillion investment opportunity

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For advisers and their clients, few themes rival the scale, urgency and long-term significance of climate change. Just as the rise of the internet revolutionised global markets over the past

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09 Jul 2025

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