Category: Financial Markets

The Times They Are A Changin – The DFA Daily 27th August 2021

In today’s show we look at the impact on regional Australia and strategies for growth there, ASIC’s change of direction under new direction and management, falling broker remuneration, and Westpac bringing mortgage processing jobs back to Australia, in another failed attempt at offshoring.

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

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An Ace In The Hole? The DFA Daily 26th August 2021

In today’s show we look at the fallout from the Government stimulus for the housing sector, consider the likely outcome from Jackson Hole, and what the markets are expecting, questions about momentum in China, and consider whether the markets still have legs.

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

Today’s post is brought to you by Ribbon Property Consultants.

If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you.

Buying property, is both challenging and adversarial. The vendor has a professional on their side.

Emotions run high – price discovery and price transparency are hard to find – then there is the wasted time and financial investment you make.

Edwin understands your needs. So why not engage a licensed professional to stand alongside you. With RPC you know you have: experience, knowledge, and master negotiators, looking after your best interest.

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Red Alert: Investment Scams On The Rise!

A new report from ACCC shows that Investment scams reported to Scamwatch have cost Australians over $70 million in the first half of this year, more than the total losses reported to Scamwatch for all of 2020, and projected losses are set to reach $140 million by the end of the year.

“More than half of the $70 million in losses were to cryptocurrency, especially through Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency scams were also the most commonly reported type of investment scam, with 2,240 reports.”

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/australians-lose-over-70-million-to-bogus-investment-opportunities

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Delta Takes A Toll: Market Update 21st August 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

In today’s show we look at the market wrap, and also consider the undercurrents ahead. Is the Delta variant starting to cast a larger shadow, and what might this mean for markets and central banks?

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Yet More Numberwanging The DFA Daily 20th August 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

In today’s show we look at the latest employment data from the US, and Australia and discuss the implications, and highlight that the numbers tell us less than many think about what is going on. Not least, do people spend less time looking for jobs when the Government hands out more support?

Numberwang is a recurring sketch in Series 1 and 2 of That Mitchell and Webb Look. It is a fictional television series in which the two contestants call out seemingly random numbers which are occasionally told to be Numberwang. Each episode varies slightly, with the basic format remaining each time.

https://theconversation.com/vital-signs-4-6-unemployment-rate-hints-at-whats-possible-but-its-not-the-real-thing-166162

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Ambiguity Rules: The DFA Daily 19th August 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

In today’s post we look at the latest from the FED, and why it drove markets lower, Robinhood’s results, the latest on UK inflation, and why the Bank of England is still forecasting rises of twice its target, weak mortgage lending from ANZ and the fall out from the BHP betting on potash over big oil.

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Oh-Oh! That’s Not Meant To Happen – The DFA Daily 18th August 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

In today’s show we look at why the property bubble may deflate, events in New Zealand as the Reserve Bank holds the OCR, weak retail sales in the US, as markets fall, weak wages growth, yet another Government inquiry into housing, and Domain’s promise to return JobKeeper…

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Today’s post is brought to you by Ribbon Property Consultants.

If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you.

Buying property, is both challenging and adversarial. The vendor has a professional on their side.

Emotions run high – price discovery and price transparency are hard to find – then there is the wasted time and financial investment you make.

Edwin understands your needs. So why not engage a licensed professional to stand alongside you. With RPC you know you have: experience, knowledge, and master negotiators, looking after your best interest.

Shoot Ribbon an email on info@ribbonproperty.com.au & use promo code: DFA-WTW/MARTIN to receive your 10% DISCOUNT OFFER.

2022 Is Looking Good! – The DFA Daily 16th August 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

In today’s show we consider the reality versus fantasy of COVID herd immunity, pressure on CBA from shareholders to get serious about the environment, Bank of Queensland’s unfair small business contracts, some new property hot spots (or not) and we consider whether retirees will really die with money still in super, as the government seeks to encourage them to withdraw more cash. Is this just self-interest?

Today’s post is brought to you by Ribbon Property Consultants.

If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to stand alone. This is the time you need to have Edwin from Ribbon Property Consultants standing along side you.

Buying property, is both challenging and adversarial. The vendor has a professional on their side.

Emotions run high – price discovery and price transparency are hard to find – then there is the wasted time and financial investment you make.

Edwin understands your needs. So why not engage a licensed professional to stand alongside you. With RPC you know you have: experience, knowledge, and master negotiators, looking after your best interest.

Shoot Ribbon an email on info@ribbonproperty.com.au & use promo code: DFA-WTW/MARTIN to receive your 10% DISCOUNT OFFER.

Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

Are We There Yet? – Market Update 14th August 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour. In today’s show we look at the performance of the markets, from the US, Europe and Asia and consider the underlying drivers, as in Australia, companies are handing back loads of cash to shareholders via buybacks. Even as Delta continues to rage.

CONTENTS

0:00 Start
0:15 Introduction
0:43 US Markets
1:24 Sentiment Slumped
3:55 Disney
7:28 Oil
9:55 Iron Ore Prices Down
12:02 Container Index
13:00 Asia
14:22 Australian Market
18:02 Buy-Backs
21:00 Results
24:35 New Zealand Monetary Policy
25:20 Bitcoin And Hedges
26:30 Conclusion and Close

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Is The Inflation Story Overcooked? – The DFA Daily 12th August 2021

The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.

In today’s show we look at the latest US inflation numbers, local household and business confidence numbers which appear in free-fall, and why we need macroprudential tightening in Australian mortgage lending right now.

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