Correlations Revive as China’s Slowdown Beats Rates – Bloomberg 09-26-14

On September 26, 2014   /   Australia Dollar, Australian Stocks, Canadian Dollar, Commodities, New Zealand Kiwi, New Zealand Stocks  

Salient to Investors: China’s deepening slump is re-establishing the link between currencies and commodities, weakening the Australia dollar, New Zealand kiwi and Canadian loonie on concern their economies will slow and outweigh their relatively high interest rates. Shahab Jalinoos at Credit Suisse said you can only resist gravity for so

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The Breakdown of the BRICs – Bloomberg Businessweek 07-12-13

On July 12, 2013   /   Australian Stocks, Brazil Economy, Brazil Stocks, Canada Stocks, China Economy, China Stocks, Developed Markets Stocks, India Economy, Investment Mathematics, Russia Economy  

Salient to Investors: In Q1 2013, BRIC bonds, currencies, and stocks fell together for the first time since 2006. Since 2003, the MSCI BRIC Index has returned 227 percent, but is down 17 percent in 2013 and trailing the S&P 500 by the most since 1998. The MSCI BRIC Index

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UBS’s Friedman Favors U.S. Stocks, High-Yield Bonds – Bloomberg 06-28-13

On June 28, 2013   /   Alexander Friedman, Australia Economy, Australian Stocks, Bond Market, Brazil Economy, Brazil Stocks, China Economy, Cyclical Stocks, Dividend Stocks, Emerging Market Economies, Emerging Markets Stocks, Europe Economy, Europe Stocks, Financials, France Economy, Germany Economy, Global Economy, Gold, Homebuilding, India Economy, Insurance, Investment Money Flows, South Africa Economy, Spain Economy, US Dollar, US Economy, US Real Estate, US Stocks  

Salient to Investors: Alexander Friedman at UBS says: What Fed has done is not unexpected and the market reacted because it was ahead of itself. All the Fed was saying was that the US is doing OK, that the data is trending as it should, and that it has confidence

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Norway Fund Lifts Aussie Debt Holdings, Raises BHP Stake – Bloomberg 03-12-13

On March 12, 2013   /   Australian Stocks, Bond Market, Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund, Russia Stocks, Taiwan Stocks, Turkey Stocks  

Salient to Investors: In 2012, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest: near doubled investments in Australian bonds and equities increased sovereign debt fourfold and added provincial debt securities increased investments in emerging markets including Turkey, Russia and Taiwan lowered debt holdings of U.K. and France. Read the full article at http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-13/norway-fund-boosts-aussie-debt-holdings-four-times-adds-states.html Free email alerts

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Shale Takeovers Looming as Texas Discounted in Australia – Bloomberg 09-28-12

On September 28, 2012   /   Australian Stocks, Energy  

Salient to Investors: Bloomberg calculates that Australian stocks of explorers of shale rock in the U.S. and Canada sell for a median of 11 times reserves versus 14.3 times for equivalent North American companies. RBS Morgans say this valuation gap may lure acquirers. Ben Griffiths at Eley Griffiths Group expects many more transactions involving Australian players

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Beyond Wall St., Curbs on High-Speed Trades Proceed – The New York Times 09-26-12

On September 26, 2012   /   Australian Stocks, Canada Stocks, German Stocks, Trading  

Salient to Investors: Germany advanced legislation that would force high-speed trading firms to register with the government and limit their ability to rapidly place and cancel orders. The European Commission agreed on even broader rules for all of the EU if governments also give their approval. Celent estimates high-speed trading accounts for 30

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