The four pillars of Australia’s financial sector (the Big Four banks) have taken a serious beating, as low interest rates and the Coronavirus scare threatens to eat away at their margins. The NAB share price in particular is shedding the most…
Macroeconomics: Global Central Banks News & Highlights
Heading into Negative Interest Rates — Real Rates and Nominal Rates
Last July I was in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, along with a host of monetary elites, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Bretton Woods conference that established the post-Second World War international monetary system.
Why is the ASX down after Fed and RBA Rate Cuts?
The ASX 200 [XJO] is currently down .96% sitting at 6374.2 points. You might be wondering, why is the ASX down after the Federal Reserve and RBA rate cuts over the last two days?
The Currency Bill 2019: How the Government Trampled on Your Freedom
f you ever needed an example of government overreach, today is it.
After two days of hearings in Sydney and Canberra…
Last Hurrah for Central Bankers: The Fed Trying to Stimulate the Economy
‘I have yet to meet a hedge-fund billionaire, and I’ve met many, who does not have a large personal allocation to physical gold. They are ready for what’s coming. Their clients are not.’
Hitting the Big Six: Part 1 — Factors Affecting Global Markets in 2020
The most difficult aspect of forecasting is not extrapolating from existing trends, but rather identifying completely new trends that are not on the radar screen now, but will emerge seemingly out of nowhere to affect investor portfolios. That said, what are the main determinants of economic growth and market sentiment that will be of most […]