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US inflation came in around expectations. More than a few data points in this report are reversing the recent trend of falling inflation. Based on surveys and upstream data points, I believe inflation is heading for deflation. But, this report did little to support the argument. See tables:

As these things often do, the Silicon Valley Bank situation escalated quickly. Is this a sign that the Federal Reserve has raised rates until they broke something? In this special episode, Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Chief Operating Officer, Shelley George lifted ...

Last night in the US we saw a number of regional banks run into issues and have dramatic falls in share price. A range of the largest US banks including JP Morgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo fell over 5%. Bond yields tumbled (bond prices rose). This could be the precursor to a deeper banking ...

Stock markets are oscillating between hope and resignation. The hopeful side has two different, quite distinct strains. The bearish arguments are more about the degree of pessimism. But first, some background.

Given the inflation and GDP numbers yesterday, we thought it was worth an emergency look at the emerging crisis in the Australian economy. In this week’s podcast Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, Chief Strategist, David Llewellyn-Smith and Senior Financial Adviser, Samuel ...

Superannuation is an essential part of retirement planning for most Australians. It is a tax-efficient way to save for your retirement, and this article will give you seven key things to consider when transitioning from the accumulation phase to the pension phase within superannuation.

In this episode of Nucleus Wealth Empower, join Shelley George, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Operating Officer and Damien Klassen, Chief Investment Officer, to find out why transparency is important in your investments. Empowering you to develop money and investing as tools for living your fullest life. ...

The energy crisis created significant pessimism in Europe in 2022. A record-warm winter averted a (further) crisis and European stocks rallied significantly higher. But the absence of a crisis is not the same as a recovery. In this investment podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, ...

Stock markets continued their on/off mode in January. This time it was on. The ASX 200 rose 6.2%. International stocks rose a similar amount, but the higher Australian dollar meant they only rose 3.0% in Australian dollar terms. Bond prices rose 3%, but most of that change was simply the reversal ...

In this investment podcast, Nucleus Wealth's Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, Senior Financial Adviser, Samuel Kerr, with guest Kirk McDonald of New Energy Nexus, dove into the lithium value chain. Agenda: Discussion about the value chain, what does it look like, and what are some of the ...

US inflation came in higher than expectations. Now, month-to-month inflation numbers can be volatile. But there are more than a few data points in this report that are reversing the recent trend of falling inflation. If your view is that inflation is heading for deflation, then this report was not ...

There has been a reasonable amount of divergence between what central banks have been saying and what markets have been pricing in for some months now. But it seems even more extreme now. Central banks are talking about higher rates for longer to make sure that inflation has been crushed. Interest ...

Our guest for this episode is Rosie Barnes from the Youtube channel Engineering with Rosie. She is a wind engineer and creates podcasts explaining and analysing renewable energy technologies. Rosie looked at: The most interesting technologies right now and whether it looks like they’ll be able to ...

In this investment podcast Nucleus Wealth Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Senior Financial Adviser, Samuel Kerr looked at the early results from reporting season and how expectations are changing. We also scooted around the world looking at sector and country valuations, where looks ...