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Stay informed on the latest markets commentary from industry experts including Livewire, FirstLinks and Morningstar.

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Why the ASX200 will rise another 8% this year

VanEck’s Cameron McCormack calls for an equity rally and the three sectors presenting opportunity for investors.
29 April 2024 3 min read

What to Watch - Week of 29 April 2024

What to watch: AU retail sales, FOMC meeting, US NFP and key earnings from Apple and Amazon.
28 April 2024 4 min read

Hot Q1 CPI to test RBA’s confidence, but doesn’t force them to rewrite the outlook

Key inflation data rose more than expected in the first quarter on both the headline and trimmed mean measure, driven by rental prices, insurance costs and education. Here is the breakdown on the bottom line and implications to the interest rate outlook.
24 April 2024 4 min read

What to Watch - Week of 22 April 2024

Q1 CPI for Australia (Wednesday) headlines in what is a holiday shortened week given the ANZAC Day Public Holiday (Thursday). We expect Trimmed Mean inflation to print at 0.9% q/q and 3.8% y/y (consensus 0.9/3.9)
21 April 2024 5 min read

Price growth edges lower despite reasonable economy

NAB’s latest quarterly Business Survey shows conditions were steady, with confidence marginally higher, notably in wholesale, finance, and business. Price growth measures are now tracking around a rate that, if maintained, would be consistent with inflation easing towards the top of the RBA’s target range.
18 April 2024 5 min read

Korean corporate reform & a Japan-style market rally

Why Korean regulators are poised to incentivise better use of capital for corporates and the stocks that could benefit.
12 April 2024 4 min read

Why Morningstar upgraded Nvidia’s fair value estimate

Brian Colello discusses Nvidia’s latest earnings and technology– and its share price potential.
04 April 2024 2 min read

Three companies primed for takeover

IML’s Marc Whittaker makes the case for 3 ASX takeover opportunities
03 April 2024 3 min read

Recession surprise may be in store for the US stock market

Montaka’s Chad Padowitz discusses the downside risk for US equities
06 March 2024 5 min read

Have we found ourselves in a stock market bubble?

Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson argues that if we have, it’s early.
29 February 2024 6 min read

Eight key themes to shape markets in 2024

Platinum Investment managers share the opportunities beyond the headlines.
24 January 2024 10 min read

Why markets will meet an “inflection point” in 2024

This year, the global economy could be in for a big transition - and investors need to be prepared.
15 January 2024 10 min read

5 big calls for 2024

Equity market performance from the beginning of the year has been a roller coaster.
02 January 2024 9 min read

Lessons from 2023

A look at 2023 in one chart.
27 December 2023 8 min read

Is India the world’s best growth story

Rajiv Jain and team discuss the opportunities in the world’s most populous nation
15 December 2023 5 min read

Higher rates = shares lower… is it that simple?

Andrew Mitchell and Stephen Ng make the case for equities in a higher rate environment.
30 November 2023 9 min read