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Presidents don't move markets much: S&P

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020
With the US election fast approaching, S&P took a look at how elections typically influence the S&P 500. And, it turns out presidents might not be as influential as Donald Trump would like to think. Looking at data from 1928 to 2016, the S&P 500 rose ...

Is the worst yet to come?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... happen and I don't think we should underestimate the risk of that sort of spiralling particularly with it being a US election year." The biggest concern for investors is around the incredible amount of money that has been pumped into the Australian ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Craig also believes that views on China - whether they be good or bad - will be used as a campaigning tool in the US election. "There's definitely been a shift in terms of foreign policy in the US and other economies around the world, seen through ...

Tech selloff builds cash pile at Pengana

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... Rainmaker research shows. Pengana is still well within its 20% cash limit which it maximised in post-Brexit and post-US election markets. But as Cvetanovski said: "Cash is a drag is on (fund) performance when the markets go up." US markets are expensive ...

ESG holds key to adviser client retention

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... "Around 40% of respondents to a recent survey we did in the United States attributed their interest in ESG to the US election, largely because Trump has been talking about rolling back environmental protections. So, I think there has been a lot of media ...

Perpetual multi-asset fund recommended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... return with risk management. This year will likely once again be challenging, with ongoing uncertainty over the post-US election outlook and potentially rising bond yields," O'Dea said. He also believes investors looking to diversify their portfolios ...

SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... 2016. Commsec analysis shows that during an August 2015 market downturn, the fallout after the Brexit vote, and the US election, SMSF investors were the most active investors in the retail segment, and traded on average 30% more than non-SMSFs. "Over ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... exporters and manufacturers benefit from yen weakness. He adds global interest rates have risen sharply since the US election accelerating a trend that began in the third quarter in response to widely improving economic data. He expects the global upturn ...

Trump keeping M&A on a leash

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
... acquisitions such as the AT&T/Time Warner deal announced in October." The report noted that due to the uncertainty around the US election last year, multiple major M&A deals were announced just prior, including the US$34.5 billion Level 3/CenturyLink ...

Trump to boost Aussie commodities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... potentially growing impairments, particularly if the global economy continues to grow very slowly." The outcome of the US election also had an impact on the interest in emerging markets, with the sector performing well for much of 2016, particularly ...