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How to Invest Wisely During a Recession

How to Invest Wisely During a Recession

The stock market is down, inflation is up, and the US economy is in the red, prompting experts to debate if the country is experiencing a recession. It’s hard to tell right now, but you may wonder how to prepare your investments for stormy weather. An economic recession typically lasts longer than a few months…

Gold-Inflation Disconnect

Gold should be soaring with red-hot inflation raging, but instead it is breaking down. This history-defying disconnect has devastated sentiment, leaving this leading traditional inflation hedge despised. Traders need to realize gold’s bizarre decoupling from all precedent is an extreme anomaly that will prove short-lived. It has been driven by a parabolic US-dollar surge fueling…

What a new world order might mean for the global economy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened fault lines between nations which will affect trade relations and investment for years to come. The war in Ukraine is already having a significant effect on inflation and activity in the world economy as commodity prices have soared and supply chains have been disrupted. Inflation in the G7 was…

Steering a steady course

Hopes that the pandemic had peaked were dashed in November with the emergence of the Omicron strain. With markets also wary of inflation, we will focus on managing capital volatility in the short term – while looking for opportunities to deploy cash. Following the very dramatic moves late in October, fixed income markets were more…

Gold mining stocks in sweet spot for upside potential

The mid-tier gold miners’ stocks are in this sector’s sweet spot for upside potential. After a spectacular run since March’s stock panic, they have been correcting since early August. That is doing its necessary work of rebalancing sentiment, paving the way for the next bull upleg. Higher prevailing gold prices have proven a huge fundamental…

The way forward is littered with landmines

Even though markets have seemingly settled down over the last two months, investors are still faced with a difficult environment to navigate. Simon Doyle shares how in his 30 years of investing, 2020 has been one of the most difficult environments to date. I have been in markets for over 30 years, and the first…

Reasons to Opt for Stock Trading

Stock trading baffles even the shrewdest people on this planet. Only an avid investor can take the stock market and perform stock trading to yield a good profit. The world, however, still remains skeptical of stock trading despite admitting that it has a good set of benefits. Pre-Requisites for Stock Trading While stock trading may…

CommSec Daily Report Friday

The Australian market fell into the red at the beginning of trade after a lack lustre session in the US overnight. US share markets were held in tight ranges on Thursday. After trading in a 70-point range, theDow Jones ended higher by 6 points, the NASDAQ up 24 points.At the open of trade the ASX…