2020: Second Quarter Wrap
Starting with the U.S.: The Fed wants to (and is) keeping control… The last quarter was all about the Fed QE program, targeted to soften the impact of economic disruptions and to ensure US business would have sufficient liquidity. Closer to the end of the quarter the results started coming...
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Starting with the U.S.: A recession is on the cards… It is amazing how quickly the outlook has changed – the global economy is struggling and central banks are doing all they can to soften the landing. In times when the whole world is impacted, economies with a strong (pre-event)...
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Starting with the U.S. - The Goldilocks Year... Our 2018 year-end macro wrap hinted at the U.S. entering a “Goldilocks period for equities” i.e. an environment of low inflation and low interest rates. U.S. equities did not disappoint – if anything, 2019 was a year of stellar performance. Consumers account...
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It has been 3 months since our “2019: Second Quarter Wrap”. Now that the 3rd Quarter is over, let’s see where we are: Starting with the U.S.: The yield curve may not be the best predictor of a recession... The Fed’s trillion-dollar balance sheet has put downward pressure on the...
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It has been 3 months since our “Welcome 2019: First Quarter Wrap”. Now that the 2nd Quarter is over, let’s see where we are: Starting with the U.S.: A mix bag of economic and corporate data Research indicates that the U.S. economy will grow 2.7% this year (1.7% to 20%...
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It has been 3 months since our year end macro wrap and 2019 outlook “Farewell 2018: Welcome 2019”. So, let’s see where we are: Starting with the US: The 2018 fourth-quarter GDP report (which was delayed due to the partial government shutdown) was released by the Commerce Department. GDP growth...
READ MOREReduce your tax on Debt investments by over 70%!
It's the time of the year when our C.A. starts chasing us for “tax planning”. Where have you done the investments and what deductions can you get? This should have ideally been raised in December, but then that is rarely the case. Some of the short term fixes available to...
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