To paraphrase former PM Paul Keating, last week produced a fairly consistent set of “beautiful numbers” across the global economy. ...
5 April 2019 Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 02/04/19It is undoubtedly the most difficult decision to make for investors in the share market: when is it time to...
1 April 2019 Bassanese Bites: Super Tuesday – Week beginning: 01 April 2019Global equities recovered somewhat last week, perhaps encouraged by the fact that while most global growth indicators have softened in...
29 March 2019 Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 26/03/19At risk of quoting the wrong investment legend, which is why I am sticking with anonymous, but a smart cookie...
25 March 2019 Bassanese Bites: We’re done – Week beginning: 25 March 2019Global equity markets nervously retreated on the back foot last week and bond yields dropped further – reflecting soft US...
23 March 2019 Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 19/03/19One of the curious characteristics of the 2019 rally in global equities is that while most commentators have been zooming...
18 March 2019 Bassanese Bites: Two or less? – Week beginning: 18 March 2019Confidence returned to global equities last week – after a modest pull back over the previous week – largely due...
18 March 2019 Bassanese Bites: Global Slowdown – Week beginning: 11 March 2019Last week saw the first decent pull back in global equity markets since the impressive V-shaped recovery began just after...
18 March 2019 Weekly Insights From The FNArena News Desk 05/03/19Corporate reporting seasons are important. They provide tangible indications about whether investor sentiment, assumptions and speculation are justified or misguided,...
4 March 2019 Bassanese Bites: Promising start – Week beginning: 04 March 2019Global equities posted further gains last week on the back of very dovish Fed commentary, capping off what’s been a...