Consumer and investor confidence has plunged, driven by the alarmism of interest rate rises that haven’t yet happened. Ironically, because of this alarmism, the expected number of interest rate rises might not even eventuate!

I consider several factors and expert broker recommendations to determine whether Macquarie (MQG) is currently in the buy zone.

4 in 5 borrowers say they have a savings buffer and can meet rate rises.

Wall Street is negative. Local CEOs are positive. Is it time to do what Buffett says and be greedy, or run for cover?

What are nabtraders buying in the current state of the market?

A surge in interest rates to cripple over-borrowed home owners is not a certainty, and here’s why.

Claire Aitchison of Independent Investment Research provides comprehensive research coverage and commentary for listed managed investments. Here is the latest update.

It is like that after almost 100 years of being in business, ANZ has just discovered what a home loan is!

I want to take you through the Citi Bear Market Checklist, a historically very good assessor of whether a stock market is on the way up or down by looking at 18 possible reasons to get out of stocks.

RBA Governor Dr Phil Lowe will have to wrestle with and answer this question over upcoming months this year. Here’s what I think.

If the RBA Governor and his board decide to raise interest rates before the May 21 election it will be a case of the Bank putting the economy before politics.

What are nabtraders buying in this market?