Throughout last year, many of the naysayers were suggesting that China was about to implode – something that has yet to materialise and to be honest is unlikely to, next year either. As the world’s second largest economy rolls forward. China’s growth has slowed down in recent years – with forecasts around the 7 to […]
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Continuing our Outrageous market predictions with the US Economic Outlook 2014 President Harry Truman once stated “Give me a one handed economist … All my Economists say ‘on the one hand, on the other’”. Nearly 5 years after the GFC (Global Financial Crisis), the US economy has failed to improve to a level that reflects
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Our most anticipated outrageous predictions; the Australian Economic Outlook 2014. There is no question that 2013 has been a year of contrasts. Changes and a great platform from which to build into 2014. As such, our forecast for 2014 is far more optimistic than at this point last year. Generally speaking, there is a higher
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Laughing all the way ‘with’ the Banks in 2014! 2013 has been a standout year for the Big 4 Australian Banks. The financial sector as a whole added a further 19.14% year to date on top of last year’s 21.7% capital gain (before dividends). These types of gains are reminiscent of the bull market and
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US Dollar Currency Collapse – where does that leave the Australian Dollar? Before any major storm, there are usually signs to warn us of impeding danger. Animals are the first to react, unemotionally seeking shelter, running to higher ground, stampeding out of harm’s way. In 2004, the Indonesian Tsunami had seen Elephants running up into
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It was a rollercoaster ride for BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) in 2013! Capital expansion projects were put on the shelf, uncertainty around mining and carbon taxes, and which government would be elected. As well as big swings in the outlook for Chinese growth created large price swings throughout the year. A firm start to the
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When looking at economic forecasting and predictions for the New Year. Gold plays an important part in shaping up the overall view. Whether you trade Gold or not, it provides a good indication of the global market and sentiment toward it. The traditional view Gold is traditionally seen as a safe haven investment. Particularly during
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Like, Comment One of the biggest mistakes of our outrageous predictions last year, was Facebook, where we expected the stock to stay in a $27/29 range. We couldn’t have got it any more wrong if we tried, which in itself is quite funny, as you will see below. So where did the growth come from?
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There is a new method of investing in the stock market. Reducing the Risk associated with direct company investment. And providing easy access to global markets, sectors and commodities. It is Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs. But they have been around for more than 20 years! An Exchange Traded Fund is an investment fund traded
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Crude Oil price forecasts always seem to garner a great level of interest – probably because Crude oil is such a critically important commodity. Whether it is for generating power. Transporting our goods or as an input in manufacturing. There is no getting away from it. Energy and especially Oil is deemed as having a
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