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With markets capitulating, cryptocurrencies sold off and the property market starting to dip, the widespread damage has been indiscriminate and unnerving. The ASX 200 Index is down 7 percent for the month and down 11 percent for the year to date. Many shares are now dipping below pre-pandemic levels but the market is still retaining the long term bull market trend.

Fund managers were among the top performers of the day, with Magellan gaining 2.1 percent. Here are three Buys that the brokers are confident will outperform.

Both the Australian and US markets have seen a modest rebound towards the end of the week, however, it’s a little too early to say whether the sell-off is over. This week brokers have issued a series of upgrades and Buy recommendations.

Morgans have released a summary of the key points from the recent bank reporting season. Of the banks that reported, Morgans says NAB was in line with consensus expectations, while ANZ and WBC beat consensus earnings expectations. Despite this, Morgans holds NAB as having the strongest 1H22 performance overall. NAB produced the strongest profit growth…

Markets around the world are still in freefall as losses mount as a result of investors moving out of risk partly due to inflation fears and supply chain disruptions partly due to the crisis in Ukraine and Covid lockdowns in China. The market is yet to become comfortable with the rate hike cycle that is…

In the US, corporate earnings season is in full swing, and it couldn’t come at a worse time. Investors are fleeing away from risk and to safety putting the market in a bearish unforgiving mood. Companies that have missed expectations have been absolutely smashed. According to FactSet, 70 per cent of S&P500 companies that have…

Bank reporting season is almost done with three of the four major banks have already posted their results. WBC, MQG and ANZ have reported. CBA is the remaining bank left to report. ANZ reported last Wednesday and whilst it was about 4 percent below market expectations, the market was happy. Albeit because the market was…

The world is largely open for travel. As vaccination rates peak, governments across the globe are managing to contain COVID-19 and relax border restrictions. Travel in China, however, is heavily compromised by COVID restrictions. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), “North American and European international traffic rebounded to -42% of their 2019 peaks…

You’re going to hear from Redbubble (ASX: RBL) bulls that the recent share price pullback has created an investment opportunity of a lifetime, and the operating leverage as they scale will drive up margins.  Well, today I’m going to debate with Lachlan’s bull thesis as to why I think that’s a furphy.  If you liked Redbubble at $6.70, you’re…

ASX tech shares have been taken to the cleaners in 2022. The local technology index is down 20% for the year, falling as much as 27% in March. Despite the dip, here are 3 ASX tech shares I’d be willing to pick up and hold for the next ten years. 1. Xero Limited (ASX: XRO) Xero…

And that’s a wrap. Another positive earnings season, with 47 per cent of the S&P/ASX 200 Index beating on revenue estimates and 44 per cent beating on EPS (earnings per share) estimates. Ausbil Investment Management has released its reporting season wrap and outlook for earnings going forward. Here are the highlights: HY22 was another positive…

The war in Ukraine has no doubt sent vibrations through the Australian market however there are a handful of companies that may see their profits boosted during a conflict. The rule of thumb is; global equities remain under pressure in the lead up to a conflict as uncertainty and weakening sentiment creep in. Once heightened…