by Portfolio Advisory Service | 16 May 2022 | Market Insights, Market Outlook
Cryptocurrencies had a challenging start to May. Terra Luna, a stable coin that had been among the largest market cap currencies, collapsed in May. The currency was pegged to the USD, but rapidly lost the peg to fall to less than $0.001 by 13 May. The collapse has... 
by Portfolio Advisory Service | 30 Apr 2022 | Market Insights, Market Outlook
Global bonds have faced a terrible start to the year. The 6.2% decline in the Bloomberg Global Agg index is the worst start to the year since we have data from the early 1990s. And it is the third worst quarter on record since then. In Australia, the broad Australian... 
by Portfolio Advisory Service | 19 Apr 2022 | Market Insights, Market Outlook
Global bonds have faced terrible start to the year. The 6.2% decline in the Bloomberg Global Agg index is the worst start to the year since we have data from the early 1990s. And it is the third worst quarter on record since then. In Australia, the broad Australian... by Portfolio Advisory Service | 29 Mar 2022 | Market Insights, Market Outlook
The Russia and Ukraine conflict is a source of significant uncertainty for markets. The Russian presence along the border gave way to recognition by Russia of two separatist regions. That in turn gave way to a full-scale invasion on Ukraine by Russia beginning 24... 
by Portfolio Advisory Service | 16 Mar 2022 | Market Insights, Market Outlook
The Russia and Ukraine conflict is a source of significant uncertainty for markets. The Russian presence along the border gave way to recognition by Russia of two separatist regions. That in turn gave way to a full-scale invasion on Ukraine by Russia beginning 24... by Portfolio Advisory Service | 28 Feb 2022 | Market Insights, Market Outlook
Markets have been volatile recently. There has been a lot of challenging news. High inflation. High oil prices. Rate hikes. The end of quantitative easing. The start of quantitative tightening. Russia and Ukraine. Coronavirus. A diversified portfolio had few places to...
