Key points
Introduction
Investors have faced a wall of worry over the past year, but as it happens, stock markets have overcome it. This has led to another monetary year of strong investment returns in 2023-24. But can this continue?
Key issues: falling inflation is the main problem
Investment market positions have been hit hard in 2022 by rising inflation, interest rate increases to combat it and fears this could cause a recession, geopolitical threats (including war in Ukraine ) and ‘they don’t help at all’. This has resulted in low investment returns in 2021-2022. However, inflation peaked in mid-to-late 2022, kicking off a new bullish position in the global equity market starting in October 2022, which has continued since then. In this context, the key themes that have driven investment market positions over the last 12 months have been:
Another monetary year full of profitability
The net result is another high-yield fiscal year for maximum assets, as the chart below shows.
A zigzag trend in yields has been observed in recent years, averaging consistent with budget losses in 2019-20, very strong yields in 2020-21, a loss in 2021-22 (as inflation and bond yields have risen), and now have two years of strong yields. Given the volatility, it’s more productive to rely on their long-term average returns, which have been 6. 8% per year for the past decade or 4. 2% per year after inflation. Which is pretty smart because it’s after fees and taxes.
Some classes of 2022-23
One of the big developments last year is that financial policy continues to support the slowdown in inflation (as well as one of the main drivers of its increase in 2021-2022). Second, reducing inflation is smart for stocks (assuming economic activity is sustained). Finally, last year reminded us once again how complicated it is to time the markets. Many fears — fear of inflation as of October last year and, more recently, Hamas’s attack on Israel, worries about the U. S. election, worries about China — have threatened markets, but they have continued.
Expect a limited and volatile journey
Our base case is that stock markets are likely to continue to rally as more central banks commit to cutting rates as inflation continues to fall toward central banks’ targets, adding to the Federal Reserve starting in September and the RBA from February, allowing bond yields to fall and investors to concentrate. into a stronger expansion in 2025. Our inflation indicator continues to imply a decline in Australian inflation, despite recent setbacks. However, the risks related to the stock markets are greater than a year ago:
Our base case is for more limited returns for the current fiscal year, down 6-7% from around 9% last year. However, the threat of a further correction in stocks is at its highest and investors expect more volatile developments than what we saw during the current fiscal year. beyond the year. It’s also worth noting that returns on unlisted homes are also expected to be negative in the coming year as weak economic activity and the adjustment to running from home lead to higher vacancy rates for buildings. of workplaces (as leases expire) and further downward pressure on asset values.
Things Investors Should Keep in Mind
Of course, short-term forecasts and market timing are riddled with pitfalls, and it is extremely productive to stick to long-term investment principles. Several things deserve to be taken into account: periodic and occasionally abrupt setbacks in stocks are normal; promoting stocks or shifting to a more conservative retirement strategy after a crash simply turns a theoretical loss into a genuine loss; when the price of stocks and other investments falls, they are less expensive and offer better long-term return prospects; Australian stocks continue to offer a high dividend yield; stocks and other assets invariably pull back when most investors are bearish; And during periods of uncertainty, when negative news peaks, it makes sense to cut through the noise in the investment markets in order to pursue a proper long-term investment strategy.
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