Livewire Exclusive – 2018’s most crowded trade
Tamar Hamlyn discusses inflation with Livewire and if this is about to change.
QE winners become QT losers
We’ve noted previously that the transition from Quantitative Easing (QE) to Quantitative Tightening (QT) is one of the two important paradigm shifts currently taking place in markets.
Wages, Wages, Wages
Despite strong domestic job creation, wage growth in Australia remains subdued and is part of the reason we believe the RBA’s policy tightening cycle will lag the US.
Livewire Exclusive – Two asymmetric opportunities
In a Livewire Exclusive video, Gopi Karunakaran discusses how investors make good decisions when uncertain about the future.
Livewire Exclusive – More trouble on the way?
This time last year Tamar Hamlyn shared with Livewire that inflation and volatility charts were the ones he was watching closely. Tamar now shares his thoughts of what to expect from here and what investors can do about it.
A paradigm shift for global markets
In a Livewire Exclusive, Gopi Karunakaran discusses why there could be a significant sell off in bond yields in 2018.
Bonds are no longer a reliable risk diversifier
Gopi Karunakaran shared his thoughts at the Portfolio Construction Forum Markets Summit 2018. Gopi’s presentation is available to watch or download.
Does fixed income still diversify portfolio risk?
Gopi Karunakaran shares his thoughts on the global fall in interest rates over the past 10 years and what to expect when this tailwind to asset prices subsides.
Markets Wake Up To Inflation Risk
Inflationary pressures have been building globally and particularly in the US. The rise in breakeven inflation rates over the past two months shows that markets have begun to price this in.
Better ways to position for future inflation surprise
A notable theme over the past few years has been the dramatic flattening of breakeven inflation curves.