Macro & markets

Market Trends: December 2025
Macro & markets
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Market Trends
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Market Trends: December 2025
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Global stocks ended November flat, but Australian shares lagged.

Rate cut hopes
Bassanese Bites
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Macro
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Macro & markets
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Rate cut hopes
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Q3 GDP in Australia headlines the week ahead.

Disappointing inflation leaves the RBA's rate outlook in the balance
Macro
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Macro & markets
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Disappointing inflation leaves the RBA's rate outlook in the balance
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Today's CPI does little to ease fears that the recent lift in inflationary pressures will...

Can the rally in Chinese stocks continue?
Markets
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Can the rally in Chinese stocks continue?
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Making the case for Chinese equities has not been easy for some time.

No cockroaches in private debt
Markets
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No cockroaches in private debt
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Longstanding private debt concerns have yet to materialise.

Inflation tests
Bassanese Bites
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Macro
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Markets
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Inflation tests
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This week’s CPI print may have a big influence on the RBA’s 2026 rate outlook.

Benign wages = no need for higher unemployment
Macro
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Markets
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Benign wages = no need for higher unemployment
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Today’s result should not shift the needle significantly either way on interest rates.

Investing in AI - beyond the Magnificent 7
Markets
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Investing in AI - beyond the Magnificent 7
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The investment opportunity set is now broader than the Mag 7.

Watch out for tax drag when investing in foreign-domiciled ETFs
Markets
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Watch out for tax drag when investing in foreign-domiciled ETFs
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Some ETF structural differences can meaningfully affect investor outcomes despite shared core benefits.