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Tonga recovery: one day at a time
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Cryptocurrency: don’t look up
Source link – ANZ Bluenotes Tragically this has cost space jockey and Tesla founder Elon Musk about $US25 billion but it is hardly unusual in the short history of cryptocurrencies. For those with the risk appetite, the attraction of cryptos is precisely that they are untethered to the real world and hence inherently volatile. “Why…
IN CHARTS: commodities navigate supply risks
Source link – ANZ Bluenotes The rise in Omicron case numbers has stifled road traffic in many countries. Global commercial flight numbers are also slowing and US air travel tanked during the New Year holiday. Brent oil’s forward curve is steepening, reflecting supply tightness in the oil market. Backwardation widened to $US9 per…
Investing in a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2022
Source link – ANZ Bluenotes Another year of global lockdowns, the emergence of new COVID-19 variants, stagflation fears, a major oil shock and regulatory reforms in China were just some of the headlines causing consternation for investors in 2021. “In Australia, the vaccine-led recovery, removal of border restrictions and a combination of high levels of…
LONGREAD: inflation costs us all but some more than others
Source link – ANZ Bluenotes In a break from historical patterns, cost increases have been of about the same magnitude for all households in recent quarters. That likely reflects the fact inflation has been very broad-based – the only component of the CPI that didn’t rise in Q3 was communication (just under 3 per…
New Year’s resolution: boost financial wellbeing
Source link – ANZ Bluenotes 4. Improve your financial confidence and control, take responsibility Do you have a ‘she’ll be right’ mentality when it comes to money, feeling that it’s all out of your control so you don’t need to take responsibility for what happens to you financially? Do you buy things because everyone else…
Spending data: Omicron malaise lingers
Source link – ANZ Bluenotes This compares with declines of between 17-21 per cent in previous years. “Generally, the national seasonal decline in dining spending is around 11-18 per cent but this year it was 26 per cent.” Weakening consumer confidence through the first half of January is another sign spending could stay weak for…
Post-pandemic financial security: a way to go
Source link – ANZ Bluenotes However, research undertaken by the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s ANZ Tony Nicholson fellowship as part of the Financial Lives in Uncertain Times study suggests recovery for people on low incomes will be slow. “Insecure work makes it harder to prepare for a crisis, with low and irregular incomes making it…
2022 looms as watershed for financial sector
Source link – ANZ Bluenotes Whimper, not a bang The central issue for global banking this time around is not that a bunch of banks are going to immolate but that they won’t make enough money to attract investors. That would be going out with a whimper not a bang. “Cause for concern is evident…
ANZx emerging into the light
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