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Dollar-cost averaging to navigate market volatility
Toby Roberts
March 11, 2022
The events of 2022 to date, have undoubtedly brought the return of elevated levels of uncertainty and volatility to the world’s markets. The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index (commonly referred to as the VIX Index), a common gauge of broad market sentiment that measures expectations of near-term price movements of the S&P 500 Index, is currently sitting above 35 points, its highest mark since October 2020. Continue…
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Why weakness in Chinese property doesn’t support increasing iron ore prices
Andreas Lundberg
March 10, 2022
In May 2021, the iron ore price peaked at USD$238/tonne before plunging to USD$80 last November. Since then, the price has rebounded around 75 per cent. But is this rebound warranted? I don’t think so – if you consider the slowdown in Chinese property construction, which accounts for about 42 per cent of Chinese steel demand, and high iron ore inventories at Chinese ports. If fundamentals mean anything, the iron ore price is about to fall again. Continue…
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If energy prices stay high will that put the world into a recession?
David Buckland
March 9, 2022
In this week’s video insight David discusses the highest commodity prices we have seen in more than seven years and how much of an impact this will have on inflation in the near-term. With Russia supplying large amounts of oil, gas and coal to Europe and the rest of the world, several countries are in a vulnerable position. Can these commodities be replaced?
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Is it a fad? Yes, always
Roger Montgomery
March 9, 2022
Is this a fad? This is one of the questions an investor must always ask themselves, no matter what company they are investigating. And when the company in question is fitness related, the answer is it usually is a fad. Continue…
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No sustainability without security
David Buckland
March 8, 2022
In his article in Friday’s Australian Financial Review, Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University, wrote the US and Europe “needs to put energy security on a par with environmental sustainability”. Continue…
by David Buckland Posted in Editor's Pick, Energy / Resources, Market commentary.
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Is it simply greed that motivated Putin to invade the Ukraine?
Roger Montgomery
March 7, 2022
In 2015, Professor Karen Dawisha – a renowned Russian scholar – published a book titled Putin’s Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? It details Russia’s politically driven system of economic predation, which has resulted in the greatest inequality[1] of any developed nation. Her book documents numerous cases of government theft, and provides the context for Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine. Continue…
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Why sky-high property prices are here to stay – for now
Roger Montgomery
March 4, 2022
When it comes to explaining our booming property market, one thing stands out: access to cheap loans. So I’m sure many property owners would have breathed a sigh of relief this week when the Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed the historically low overnight cash rate of 0.1 per cent would remain unchanged. Continue…
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Why Ukraine is not the only concern for investors
Roger Montgomery
March 4, 2022
The war in Ukraine is, appropriately, a major concern for all of us. And while we hope democratic western nations do everything possible to stop Putin in his quest to subjugate and vanquish Ukrainians, it is not the only issue for investors. Here are some of the other major issues to keep an eye on. Continue…
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