QuietGrowth Blog

There is still a debate among the industry leaders whether the market will bounce back sharply or there will be an extended period of pain. Many are following the wait-and-watch policy. (more…)

Awareness about the various dynamics of the economy becomes more important to the common man when the possibility of a recession looks very real. This dynamic is because the ill-effects of recession stares at that person right in the face. (more…)

There is a growing sense of uneasiness among the people. The year 2020 has not been kind for many. Disasters, tragedies, tensions and now a virus pandemic have occurred in 2020. These have affected the sentiment of the people, and this sentiment is significant to the act of investing. (more…)

It’s the second month of the financial year and many of us are gathering tax information for the annual trip to our accountant. (more…)

On March 8th, women all around the world will be celebrating International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is “Press for Progress.” The day is a call to action for everyone to get involved with working toward social, political and financial gender parity, whether it’s by joining a global movement, or making changes in your own life.

Check out the historical LIBOR, an inter-banking rate. It is a prominent benchmark for short-term interest rates around the world.

Gold ETF Report: 2017 saw a positive net inflow of US$93 billion into gold-backed ETFs globally. Investor confidence in gold seems to be increasing again.

Thinking of investing in cryptocurrencies, but have not figured out whether you should go ahead? Let’s discuss various investing aspects pertaining to cryptocurrencies to enable you, the retail investor, to tackle many fundamental questions about this newly emerging and fast-evolving investing option.

The rise in global equity prices in recent years has led to continued concerns over valuation levels. One indicator that appears to cause endless nervousness is the so-called “Shiller” PE ratio, which considers US stock prices relative to the rolling 10-year average level of earnings. As this note demonstrates, however, the Shiller PE ratio has proven to be a poor short-run market timing tool. And while it has proven to be a reasonable guide for likely longer-run returns in the past, allowance today needs to be made for the large structural decline in interest rates.

The Australian sharemarket has struggled to match the performance of global peers in recent years. While a number of theories have been put forward to explain our relatively poor returns, this note suggests two factors tend to dominate: trends in export commodity prices and the health of the global technology sector. On this basis, it seems likely our market could struggle against global peers for some time yet.