Olivers Insights

Introduction “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” – Ronald Reagan “We’re going

Introduction It’s often said that shares climb a wall of worry. And with good reason. The next chart shows the Australian All Ords price index

Introduction Changes in the value of the Australian dollar are important as they impact Australia’s international export competitiveness and the cost of imports, including that

Introduction There has been a wall of worry for investors over the last year but as is often the case share markets climbed it. This

Introduction I have now been in the investment world for 40 years. I first looked at the lessons I learned in 2019. But they haven’t

Introduction Since the European Union parliamentary election results were released just over a week ago, seeing a rise in support for far-right parties and French

– but the tension between high rates and the chronic housing shortage remains Introduction National average home prices rose another 0.8% in May, pushing them

Introduction It’s nearly four years since the tumultuous 2020 US presidential election and now the next one is almost upon us. So far investment markets

Introduction It’s now two years since the RBA first started to raise interest rates resulting in the biggest tightening cycle since the late 1980s. Rates

Another surplus, but bigger medium term deficits with more big spending, including on a “Future Made in Australia” Introduction The Budget is aimed at trying

Introduction Coming out of the roughly 10% correction into October last year, share markets saw strong gains on hopes that lower inflation will allow central

Introduction On a recent road trip, I was listening to a bunch of Taylor Swift and Andy Williams’ CDs and what struck me was how