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Roger joined Philip Clark on ABC Nightlife to discuss what to make of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. Since 2008 banks have been operating in a world of ultra-low interest rates and periodic injections of electronic cash from central banks. What are the ramifications on our world markets? Listen to our interview here:
ABC Nightlife: Economic growth but financial headwinds ahead?

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Roger joined Ausbiz to discuss the significance of real interest rates on markets, real rates measure your purchasing power or the change in your purchasing power. At the moment the fear is real rates could turn positive. Watch: From boom to bust: how rising real rates could impact the stock market

by Roger Montgomery Posted in On the Internet, TV Appearances.

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With an inflation rate of 6.4 per cent, the U.S. economy is still experiencing inflation, making Gold, Real Estate, Commodities and high fixed cost, cyclical producers investments worthy of consideration.  But that inflation rate is coming down.  It’s not uncommon for markets to fall amid fear an ‘event’ might occur and then rally when the event does occur. In my conversation with ausbiz we cover how the U.S. economy is growing, which means we are on the right-hand, ‘boom’, side of the matrix. 
Watch: How to separate yourself from the market’s distracting noise?

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Roger joined Kathryn Robinson on ABC The Business to discuss current market conditions. With sharemarkets rallying around the world, does this make economic sense and can the rally be sustained? Meanwhile, predictions of recession leave investors in fear about company earnings growth. 

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The Australian market was dragged higher in January by roaring global markets. It has really been a case of last year’s losers being this year’s winners. By way of example US-listed Facebook’s peak-to-trough drawdown described a fall of 76 per cent. Facebook shares rose 55 per cent in January. However, I am not too excited, Facebook shares are still down 52 per cent from their high. Watch: In the markets, last year’s losers are this year’s winners

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IMDEX (ASX:IMD) reported a strong set of 1H23 results, well ahead of consensus with revenue up 18.5 per cent from 1H22 and EBITDA up 21.9 per cent from 1H22.  Despite great results these were overshadowed by IMDEX’s proposed acquisition of Devico, which appears highly strategic. Dominic joined IMDEX’s CEO Paul House to take a deep dive into the proposed acquisition which is highly strategic with strong synergies. continue…

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Roger joined Philip Clark on ABC Nightlife to discuss whether historical trends and precedents can help guide you in the future. Discussing the issues weighing on financial markets and if there could be a bull market happening this year. In the very worst years, when the market fell between 30-50 per cent, after those years what we find is that the pendulum then swung almost completely the other way.

Does past performance help us predict future performance?
Listen to the podcast here: ABC Nightlife 7 February 2023

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Roger joined Sean Aylmer on the Fear and Greed interview to discuss mergers and acquisitions. What does a company look for when considering a takeover and what happens when they pay too much?

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Glenn Freeman published an article in Livewire Markets discussing what lies ahead for the consumer discretionary sector in the year ahead. Australian Eagle’s Sean Sequeira says there is a good reason that some stocks in the sector currently look cheap and many of these share prices don’t align with where they’ll be 12 months from now. Read the article: ASX consumer discretionary stocks: Broker views and a fundie’s top pick

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Rhiana Whitson published an article for ABC News discussing the sale of David Jones at a massively discounted price. So what’s next for David Jones? I think department stores like David Jones will continue to face challenges as online competitors take their market share. Retail spending is set to drop off next year as interest rates bite.  Read the article: David Jones $100m sale to Anchorage Capital Partners reflects declining value of department stores, analysts say

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