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Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... despite signs of froth in some market segments, we do not think that we are currently in the late stages of a broad-based bubble in risky assets." But as the Australian Financial Review reports: "...Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said the ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... analysis continue to improve. It is little surprise that serious investors are starting to pay attention," Erith said. "The bubble is past; the criminal insinuations have been largely rooted out and usage and ownership numbers continue to grow. Bitcoin ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
The financial services industry and business community in Australia has responded in a generally positive manner to the government's 2020-2021 budget, but the super sector is so far cautious in its response. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

Financial advice firms facing failure: Dynamic Asset Consulting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... couldn't sleep at night running a portfolio like that. There is an urgent need for action right now," Lander said. "The bubble is not actually just in equities as most people think - it is in bonds and traditionally defensive assets. We could be entering ...

S&P 500 rebounds from COVID-losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020
... index's components ended lower - a weird phenomenon that was last observed back during the 2000-2001 'Dot Com' bubble," Yang said. "Uncertainties surrounding the approval of a second US fiscal stimulus package remain, while a review of the ...

Take your CAPE ratio with a grain of salt

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... faster than their value peers. "So it makes sense that the CAPE ratio is higher," he said. "I don't think there's a bubble, but instead an 'anti-bubble' where a lot of these very deep value-oriented businesses are being disrupted, while ...

Chief economist update: Don't fight the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
Steady all the way... to 2022. As expected, the US Federal Reserve left the fed funds rate target at 0-0.25% at the conclusion of its 9-10 June FOMC meeting, repeated their commitment "to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy... ...

Is a market turning point around the corner?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... astounding to see that this US led market cap concentration has surpassed the previous historical highs seen during the dot-com bubble," Mitchell said. "With acceleration in technological disruption and hits to business confidence, it's no surprise that ...

Sustainable dividend stocks offer yield opportunities: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... and eventual momentum reversals leading to larger than average prospective drawdowns," it said. "In addition to the Tech Bubble, breadth narrowed ahead of the recessions in 1990 and 2008 and the economic slowdowns of 2011 and 2016." For investors looking ...

Chief economist update: Powell blamed for fall on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... and the steps taken to limit its fallout. This time, high inflation was not a problem. There was no economy-threatening bubble to pop and no unsustainable boom to bust. "While the economic response has been both timely and appropriately large, it may ...