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The wold’s biggest interest rate decision in a long time, the US interest rate decision for September, came and went and without much action. If you’re wondering why it was the biggest interest rate decision, it’s because the world’s largest economy (or second largest, depending on who you talk to), and interest rates had been nailed […]

We are currently witnessing increased volatility in financial markets. Market declines spook people and many think the worst. Financial media quickly switches into alert mode by showing special segments and pumping out more reports, while anyone pushing a newsletter proclaiming the end is near jumps in to proclaim “this is the moment!”

With much of Australia shivering through its coldest winter in decades, a freeze is also being felt by thousands of everyday investors whose funds have been locked up in a troubled mortgage fund. Angas Securities has frozen redemptions from its $200million mortgage debenture fund until at least December 2016 due to serious financial troubles. The […]

2015 June Quarter Review

July 17, 2015

Economic Overview The global economic backdrop remained mixed in the June quarter. Continued recovery in the US and modest gains in Europe and Japan were offset by a continuing slowdown in China, weak commodity prices and Greece’s recurring debt woes. Globally, monetary policy remains highly accommodative. However, the US Federal reserve has declared its intention […]

Greece and its debt obligations (and default) are back on the agenda in a big way and that means a whole host of experts are filling media air time and column space with what they think will happen next. They don’t know, but they’ll happily tell you they do. If you’re in the market for […]