With the End of the USA Quantitative Easing (QE) program we have seen that monies worldwide have flowed back into US denominated assets. This has seen the US currency rise against virtually all other currencies in recent times. The impact has seen the $AUD fall from...
Was it only 1 month ago that I listed as one of my "4 Investment Themes To Watch Out For" as geopolitical risk & here we are with the Middle East flaring up once again. Iraq is presently governed by a Shia (or you will see...
As the Edwin Starr Song "War" from 1969 so eloquently puts it - Absolutely Nothing !!! After an uprising last month jettisoning a Russian leaning President, Ukraine had given the Russians the belief that they were going to lead to greater ties with Western Europe rather...
So the Federal Government is softening up the electorate for spending cuts in the May Federal Budget. For those of you following federal politics this really started back in April 2012 when Joe Hockey made a speech in London saying that the position of a...
As The Beatles remarked back in 1967 When I get older losing my hair, Many years from now, Will you still be sending me a valentine Birthday greetings bottle of wine? If I'd been out till quarter to three Would you lock the door, Will you still meet me...
So the US Federal Reserve (the equivalent of our Reserve Bank has announced that they will at some future point of time (subject to economic data) reduce & eventually stop the purchase of US Government Bonds (currently $85 bn per month). This currently has the...