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The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.
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My latest Friday afternoon chat with Journalist Tarric Brooker, who is @AvidCommentator on Twitter.
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We dissect the Archegos Capital Management story, and look at Family Offices, Block Orders and the derivatives they used. And also asks whether this flags a new perspective on leverage.
0:00 Start
0:40 Introduction
1:00 Background – What Is A Family Office?
5:40 Total Return Swaps
6:45 Contracts For Difference
8:05 About Prime Brokers
10:05 ViacomCBS and Other Stocks
11:50 Margin Calls
12:50 Attempts To Mitigate Failed
13:20 Block Trades
14:53 The Fall Outs Across Major Banks
17:12 Biggest Hit Since LTCM
18:00 Questions To Ponder – Why Did The Banks Do It?
20;00 $10 Billion Losses
23:12 Is This Overdone?
29:03 My Conclusions – The Consequences Of Over Leverage
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Join us for a live Q&A as I discuss the latest financial market trends with Damien Klassen From Nucleus Wealth.
https://nucleuswealth.com/author/damien-klassen/
CONTENTS
0:00 Start
0:40 Introduction
1:40 Damien Joins
2:05 Is The Market Buying What The FED Is Selling?
17:00 YCC and Gold
20:00 Inflation Calculations
31:15 Bank Bond Information
33:45 Day Trading
40:30 Market Valuations
51:30 US and Australian Central Banks
53:00 Aussie Bank Bonds
1:05:40 Active Mutuals V EFTs
1:13:10 AUD Outlook
1:18:00 NZ Home Prices and Controls
1:22:00 Responsible Lending
1:29:00 Stock Market Volatility
1:33:00 Stealing From The Future?
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The latest edition of our finance and property news digest and market review with a distinctively Australian flavour.
CONTENTS
0:00 Start
0:40 Introduction
1:03 Fed and SLR
11:55 US Markets
15:00 Market Trends
20:26 Mortgage Holiday Fallout
24:40 RBA Not To Blame?
31:00 Regulators On Parade
38:50 Australian MarketTrends
42:00 Conclusions
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My Friday afternoon chat with Journalist Tarric Brooker
CONTENTS
0:00 Start
0:40 Introduction
1:15 Fed And Bonds
11:00 YCC
11:40 Schrödinger’s Economy
23:10 Employment Data and JobKeeper
28:55 Migration?
33:40 WA Election Result
36:30 Responsible Lending
43:20 Core Ideology?
45:40 SME Support
49:50 Demographics
54:00 Conclusions
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The latest edition of our finance and property news digest with a distinctively Australian flavour.
CONTENTS
0:00 Start
0:30 Introduction
1:05 FED FMOC Decision
10:50 February Employment Data
15:10 JobKeeper Hot Spots
15:56 Tasmanian Housing Crisis
18:30 JobKeeper Payments To The Wrong Firms
23:15 WA Housing
16:00 NZ KiwiBuild Misuse?
18:50 Westpac Sells LMI Business
30:30 Conclusions
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I caught up again with Steve Van Metre to discuss the latest macro outlook, following the recent interventions to try to tame the bond rates by Central Banks, including the RBA, as volatility rose and the talk of inflation has reached fever pitch.
Steven Van Metre, Certified Financial Planner™ Professional, (CA Insurance License #0D45202 & Investment Advisory Representative with Atlas Financial Advisors, Inc., a Registered Investment Advisory firm.) is a financial planner, portfolio manager, and President of Steven Van Metre Financial. He specializes in retirement income strategies and the direct management of client assets.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRIQM-CUkxVazVPv980YZsw/videos
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We explain how the bond markets work, as requested by a number of our followers.
The Bond Market is a critical element of the global financial system.
As of August 2020, The International Capital Markets Association ICMA estimates that the overall size of the global bond markets in terms of USD equivalent notional outstanding, is approximately $128.3tn.
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A discussion with Alex Saunders from Nugget’s News On the outlook for the year ahead. So much is in play.
0:00 Start
0:15 Introduction
2:00 Social Media And Stock Movements
5:55 Liquidity Flows
7:47 The Fed
9:25 Volatility Amplification
12:39 Bitcoin
16:24 CBDC
17:50 US$
19:55 Debt Booming
22:55 Narrow Based Economy
24:43 Zombie Companies
27:00 Home Prices
30:50 Home Builder
31:00 Final Thoughts
Also cross-posted on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/australiaalex
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