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Financial Planner’s morning report – Monday

It was a mixed end to the week for the ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) falling 1.9% but recovering from intra-day lows of 3.4% as US markets showed investors were ‘buying the dip’.

Drew Meredith | 15th Jun 2020 | More
Financial Planner’s morning report – Friday

Sharemarkets around the world capitulated on Thursday as concerns of a second wave of the Coronavirus hit the US, the S&P 500 shedding (SPX:IND) 5.9% with only one constituent, grocery retailer Kroger’s Inc. (NYSE:KR) posting a positive return.

Drew Meredith | 12th Jun 2020 | More
  • Financial Planner’s morning report – Thursday

    The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) managed to hold onto a small gain on Wednesday, adding 3.5 points despite dropping 1% at the open. CSL Ltd (ASX:CSL) almost singlehandedly floated the market, with its 2.6% rally adding 10 points to the ASX 200 alone.

    Drew Meredith | 11th Jun 2020 | More
    Financial Planner’s morning report – Wednesday

    The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) delivered a sixth straight day of gains, taking the run to over 6%, as it finished up 2.4% on Tuesday following the public holiday in Victoria.

    Drew Meredith | 10th Jun 2020 | More
  • Financial Planner’s morning report – Tuesday

    The ASX 200 finished a sixth straight week in positive territory, adding 4.2%, but gaining just 0.1% on Friday.

    Drew Meredith | 9th Jun 2020 | More
    Financial Planner’s morning report – Friday

    The S&P 500 broke three straight days of gains, falling 0.2% as investors seemingly became exhausted from an extended rally. This

    Drew Meredith | 5th Jun 2020 | More
    Financial Planner’s morning report – Thursday

    The end is near The Australian economy is now experiencing its first recession in close to 30 years. The initial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak sent domestic GDP down -0.3% in the March quarter, with experts predicting a contraction of as much as -8.4% in June. But what does it mean? Clearly nothing as markets…

    Drew Meredith | 4th Jun 2020 | More
    REITs: victims of fashion

    A dedicated allocation to ASX listed REITs is largely an Australian idiosyncrasy as a legacy from the high weight and structural elements of the property trust sector in its heyday. The 2009 financial crisis should have put paid to the role REITs had in portfolios given their distribution cuts and capital raisings at the time….

    Geff Gebler | 3rd Jun 2020 | More
    Financial Planner’s morning report – Wednesday

    Global sharemarkets continued their incredible rally even as protests and riots continued in the US, following President Trump’s call to bring in the military.

    Drew Meredith | 3rd Jun 2020 | More
  • Financial Planner’s morning report – Tuesday

    Despite widespread geopolitical and societal tension, be it from US protests or the threat of a renewed trade war with China, the market seem to keep powering through exhibiting the disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street.

    Drew Meredith | 2nd Jun 2020 | More
    Financial Planner’s morning report – Monday

    With markets waiting with baited breath for President Trump’s speech on his policy towards China. The ASX 200 (ASX:XJO) fell heavily in the afternoon to finish down 1.6% for the day.

    Drew Meredith | 1st Jun 2020 | More
    Financial Planner morning report Friday

    It seems to me that global markets are stuck in a trading pattern, oscillating between euphoria when signs of a vaccine are announced, to despair as new economic results and increasingly protectionist policies are released around the world.

    Drew Meredith | 22nd May 2020 | More