Trump 2.0: Why investors should expect a somewhat rougher ride, but it may not be as bad as feared

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Key points The economic and financial environment today is more challenging than when Trump first took over in 2017: inflation is a bit higher, the budget deficit is worse, bond

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 15 November, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets were messy over the last week, not helped by the ongoing rise in bond yields and a wind back in Fed rate

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Five ways to turn down the noise, stay focussed (and survive Trump)

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Key points A surge in financial information and opinion along with our natural inclination to focus on bad news is arguably making us worse investors: more fearful and short-term focussed.

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 1 November, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets remained under pressure over the last week not helped by mixed US earnings news and ongoing increases in bond yields not helped

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Why value matters in investing – and what are valuations telling us now?

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Key points Starting point valuations – like yields and price to earnings ratios – are key drivers of medium-term investment returns. Valuation starting points for term deposits and bonds have

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 25 October, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets hit a rough patch over the last week on concerns about valuations amidst rising bond yields even though economic and earnings data

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Nine bad habits of ineffective investors: common mistakes investors make

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Key points Many of the mistakes investors make are based on common sense rules of thumb that turn out to be wrong. As a result, it’s often wise for investors

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 21 October, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets mostly rose over the last week. US shares rose 0.9% on the back of solid economic data and a mixed but okay

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China’s “big” stimulus – will it work? And what does it mean for Australia?

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Key points A move towards more aggressive fiscal policy stimulus and property support measures should help drive a mild cyclical upswing in China’s economy. However, it’s doubtful it will be

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Weekly economic and market update – week ending 11 October, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Global share markets rose over the last week helped by the absence so far of an Israeli retaliation against Iran and hopes that it will

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