2020 has seen a very noisy start to the year with one major event with significant human and investment market implications after another. For Australia it started with an intensification of the ... bushfires but moved on to a significant ramping up of US/Iran tensions where, according to President Trump, war...
BUSHFIRES AND THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
The bushfires are expected to result in around a 0.4% hit to GDP mainly in the March quarter followed by a rebuilding boost. The hit to consumer spending and tourism is likely to linger longer. Introduction The Australian bushfire season that began in September has been horrific with more than...
2020 – A LIST OF LISTS REGARDING THE MACRO INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
After the poor returns for investors in 2018, 2019 turned out surprisingly well with average balanced growth superannuation funds looking like they have returned around 15%. Source: Mercer Investment Consulting, Morningstar, AMP Capital But can it continue this year? Particularly with an intensification of the US/Iran conflict adding to global...