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 […]
UNDERSTANDING THE RECENT MARKET VOLATILITY Prepared by: Centrepoint Alliance June 2022 1. What is going on? With both equities and bond allocations selling off over the last six months, investors are understandably worried about the seemingly never-ending uncertainty and volatility within markets. Whether it is geopolitics, inflation, energy issues or rising interest rates, […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 May 2022) International Equities Whilst volatility moderated somewhat during the month of May, International Shares, both unhedged and hedged fell 3.23% and 7.5% on the month. Markets continue to price in the impacts of increasing interest rates and inflation. Inflationary pressures remain present globally as […]
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 30 April 2022) International Equities Volatility re-entered international equities over the month of April. This resulted in a 7.5% drop in the hedged index and a 3.23% fall in the unhedged index. A sharp US dollar rally caused divergence in these two indexes as the Dollar […]
UNDERSTANDING THE RECENT MARKET VOLATILITY Prepared by: Centrepoint Alliance May 2022 1. Interest Rate and Inflation expectations keep shifting upwards Over the last few months, interest rates have continued to move higher on both the long and the short end. With inflation finally showing its head in the last Australian CPI print, Australian bonds (as […]