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Noise or signal – is the market downturn a cause for concern?
With the markets double digit downturn since the start of 2022 should you be making any changes to your KiwiSaver or other long-term investments?
Investment Update – The conflict in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine has added to the increased level of uncertainty prevailing in financial markets this year, which were already grappling with concerns over high inflation and the expectation of higher interest rates.
Monthly View – October 2020
Interest rates fell over the month of September and for the first time in New Zealand some market rates went negative. Into the tail end of the month government bonds with maturities out to 5 years were providing negative yields. This implies that a purchaser of these bonds, if they held them to maturity, would receive a negative return on their investment..
Investment Update – November 2019
Heightened Sensitivity Investors continue to face two contrasting scenarios: A) Global economies remain subdued and markets decline from elevated levels;or B)Central bank stimulus continues to prime the pump and markets continue to climb in value. As a result,...
Investment Update – October 2019
Politics Intrudes on Markets The risk of President Trump’s impeachment increased in September with Democrats instigating the first stages of the process. The seriousness for US markets will take time to play-out but political focus is likely to drift from the economy...
Investment Update – August 2019
Addicted to monetary policy Markets have been fuelled by a decade of bailouts and dovish monetary policy. It’s hard to ignore the importance of this fact and how it has characterised the current economic expansion. Just recently the Federal Reserve has cut its main...
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