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And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... average estimate of nine strategists it tracked points to not only another year of all-time highs, but an extension of a bull market that would make it the longest ever recorded. No surprise in some of the widely cited tailwinds such as the synchronised ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
The bull market in crude oil is no more. Just a month ago and a bit, rumour on the street was that crude oil prices would soar to around US$100 a barrel and beyond. No one could be faulted for believing this. Not after Saudi Arabia and Russia's ...

Chief economist update: Fear and loathing on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Persistent sell orders have put Wall Street's major benchmark indices either in a correction (defined as a 10% drop from the nearest peak) or on the cusp of one: Nasdaq (-11.5%) and Russell 2000 (-15.6%); S&P 500 (-9.4%) and DJIA (-8.4%). The sell-off ...

Billionaire investor says markets in late cycle but anything possible

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
Oaktree Capital Management cofounder Howard Marks says the current bull market is in a late stage but it could still go "up, sideways or down." Marks's firm has more than US$120 billion in assets under management. He addressed a media briefing in ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Trump's continued criticisms wouldn't hurt me! US President Donald Trump has blamed the Fed for sparking the recent sell-off on Wall Street as well as threatening to undo the "good" for the economy that ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... considering the ageing population and the dynamics in our society." He said investors missing out on the end of a bull market and economic expansion could be costly in terms of missing returns. Even though the expectations for future returns are not ...

Make sure you have cash: Geoff Wilson

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... cash. "We are a little nervous," Wilson said. "US interest rates are backing up a little bit and it's the longest bull market in the US." "We can only give general advice, I am sure there's a disclaimer somewhere," he said. "And that [general ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... AFR, it printed a quote today from LPL Financial: "Fresh highs in the S&P 500 in particular are a signal that the bull market in equities is alive and well... Two big reasons we see continued equity strength and an extension of this economic cycle are ...

Industry fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... this growth, momentum market that the global markets have been in," Nutt said. "There is this feeling we're in an old bull market, and a long momentum cycle that's gone on for way too long, and at any moment it can fall apart." He argues emerging markets ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... planners at yesterday's Advisers Big Day Out Sydney road show to reflect on expected future returns at the height of a bull market. Hofflin said before advisers attempt to predict the future, they must be mindful of stock valuations, particularly how ...