Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog

After the December Federal Reserve Press Conference where Jerome Powell appeared to pivot to rate cuts ahead, with a more dovish tune than just a few days before, markets dialed up their expectations of up to six rate cuts though 2024, and stock markets veered towards all time highs, while bond yields fell. Powell said … Continue reading "Are Markets Head-Faking Rate Cuts Early This Year?"

Well, the numbers are now in so today I am going to review the performance of our channel over the last year, and specifically highlight the top 10 most watched shows. I want to thank you for being part of the DFA community, watching our shows, and supporting us by subscribing, liking the shows, and … Continue reading "My Top DFA Shows Of 2023!"

This is an edited version of a live discussion with Damien Klassen Head of Investments at Nucleus Wealth and Walk The World Funds. We reflected on the market switch from October, and what this means for 2024. Are we out of the woods yet? We also looked at some of the important mega-themes which will … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Investing Now With Damien Klassen"

More from our Property Insider Edwin Almeida, as we make our predictions for 2024 and discuss the latest property trends. http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/ Today’s post is brought to you by Ribbon Property Consultants. If you are buying your home in Sydney’s contentious market, you do not need to … Continue reading "Its Edwin’s Monday Evening Property Rant!"

Wishing all our followers and supporters a happy 2024. We will be back with daily shows on finance and property, and we briefly touch on some of the items on our new year agenda. http://www.martinnorth.com/ Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/

This is our annual review of the financial markets, and weekly update. As we close out 2023, the analysts are talking about the great market rally in the year (perhaps conveniently forgetting the falls of 2022.) The S&P 500 slipped in the final session of 2023 to end the year up 24 per cent, but … Continue reading "A Year In Review: A Two-Year Journey To Nowhere!"

In this show, we examine the main reasons why it is likely property prices will fall next year – this is a counterpoint to my earlier show which went through the Five reasons why they will rise – as trotted out by the property spruikers. In summary, the risks from higher unemployment or a recession, … Continue reading "Five Reasons Why Home Prices Will Fall in 2024!"

In this show, I will explore 5 reasons why home prices in Australia could rise in 2024. If you take, low supply, high demand, easing lending, Government support and RBA/APRA stability concerns, the potential for home prices, especially houses to rise in 2024 seems pretty strong. But in my next show, I will look at … Continue reading "Five Reasons Why Home Prices Will Rise In 2024!"

News.com.au reported that a staggering 2,349 construction firms have collapsed in the past year – with fears more may fall soon. A “perfect storm” of high interest rates, soaring material costs and an ongoing worker shortage across the Aussie industry have sent tradies into freefall. Insolvencies in the construction industry have reached an annual record … Continue reading "Construction Firms Are Failing Faster Than Ever!"

This is an edited version of a live Christmas discussion with Investment Manager Tony Locantro, as we reflect on the markets over the past year, and look ahead into 2024. Go to the Walk The World Universe at https://walktheworld.com.au/