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 ...

There are a host of economists expecting a recession. There are a bucketload of financial strategists expecting a market downturn. So, why are the technical analysts bullish? In this investment podcast Nucleus Wealth Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen and Senior Financial Adviser, Samuel Kerr ...

Since the start of COVID, there has been increased activity in markets from retail investors. This activity has remained elevated, and it signifies the rise of a more active type of 'investor' in markets.

Stock markets continued their on/off mode in December. This time it was off. Australian stocks fell 3.2%, international stocks fell a similar amount, but the higher Australian dollar meant they fell 5.4% in Australian dollar terms. Bond yields spiked higher mid-month following changes by the Bank ...

US inflation came in around expectations. It is probably getting better, but there is still the opportunity to see what you want in the numbers. If your view is that inflation is heading for deflation, then look to goods falling at an annualised rate of 4.8% over the last quarter, and continued ...