How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 January 2023) International Equities International shares had another positive month in January with the unhedged index returning 2.96% and the hedged index gaining 6.23%. Once again, markets continued to price in a substantial slowing in economic activity. This sounds like bad news, however, the weaker […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 December 2022) International Equities After a couple months of positive gains, markets retraced by -5.48% and -5.21% in unhedged and hedged international equities to end the year 2022. All three major US markets (Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ) had their worst years since 2008. […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 30 November 2022) International Equities International shares have now had back-to-back months of positive returns following the gain of 5.45% in hedged shares and 2.01% gain in unhedged shares. Markets rallied due to a mild moderation in inflation within the United States (US). Inflation was 8.2% […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 October 2022) International Equities In stark contrast to the prior month, international equities moved upwards in October as markets hoped for some reprieve from central banks raising rates. Hedged equities returned 7.22% and unhedged equities returned 7.82% on the month. If central banks paused or […]
The Technical Team at Centrepoint Alliance have prepared the following summary of key measures outlined in the Budget. Introduction For the second time in 2022, the government of the day has delivered a Federal Budget. Last night’s Budget was the first delivered by the new Labor government that was elected in May 2022. Given the […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 September 2022) International Equities Global markets sharply returned to the downward trend that started in early 2022. Fresh concerns regarding global economic growth and stability hit the markets as central banks have not shied away from sticking to their policy of quashing inflation through increasing […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 August 2022) International Equities Global growth concerns rose during August with many forecasters revising their estimates for regional and global economic growth lower, this saw US, Europe and Japan all declining in local currency terms. Unhedged returned -2.72%, whilst hedged returned -3.55% across the month, […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 July 2022) International Equities In stark contrast to the previous months, international equities posted strong returns during July 2022. Unhedged returned 6.46%, whilst hedged returned 8.02% across the month. Whilst central banks around the world are continuing to raise rates to combat inflation, markets are […]
UNDERSTANDING THE RECENT MARKET VOLATILITY Prepared by: Centrepoint Alliance June Quarter 2022 1. Markets in Review Markets continued to be impacted by inflation and interest rate increases within the second quarter of 2022. Australia, which performed well at the beginning of the year, has been the worst performer on the quarter among the major equity […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 30 June 2022) International Equities So far in 2022, markets have been reacting negatively to both inflation and interest rates. This was occurring whilst economic growth was (and still moderately is) strong. These interest rate increases are now seeping into economic fundamentals as fears of a […]