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Greg Smith discussed market volatility amid concerns over the Fed meeting, Russia/Ukraine tensions, and a global downgrade by the IMF. He also outlines why kiwi household savings have surged, and the positive implications for dairy farmers after Fonterra lifted its farmgate milk price range forecast.

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Greg Smith discusses market moves ahead of the all-important Federal Reserve meeting. On a busy day for corporate earnings, he recaps results from tech titan Microsoft. He also looks at a couple of economic data prints which have come out on the positive side of the ledger.

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Devon’s Head of Retail Greg Smith discusses what has driven recent market volatility. He outlines why high-priced growth names and speculative investments have been under the spotlight, with interest rates set to rise amidst robust inflationary pressures.

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Greg Smith discusses the volatility on Wall Street overnight, with risk being taken off the table (for most of the session) ahead of the Fed meeting. He looks at the impact of Omicron on the UK, European and US economies as revealed in recent data prints. He also covers off reports of some big M&A deals on both sides of the Atlantic, suggesting that corporate buying interest remains robust.

Greg Smith talks about the market volatility that has abounded so far in 2022 and the toll it has taken on growth stocks in particular. He also covers the negative investor reaction to streaming giant Netflix’s subscriber forecasts. At home he looks at a solid update from My Food Bag.

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Devon Head of Retail Greg Smith discusses what has been a volatile start to the year, with markets fretting about inflation and the prospect of rising interest rates. He also ponders whether the Great Sector Rotation is set to click up a gear or two.

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This month’s interest piece has been written by Devon’s Head of Retail, Greg Smith.

It’s that time again. We have turned the page on the year that was, and now look ahead to the coming 12 months with a degree of optimism. Many financial markets participants around now also engage in a time-honored tradition of crystal ball gazing, making big picture predictions on developments and factors that will influence markets and portfolios in the year ahead.

Devon Head of Retail Greg Smith, ponders whether the usual Santa rally will take place again this year, or whether Omicron will spoil the party.

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Greg Smith talks about a massive acquisition being made by biotech giant CSL, which is the 4th biggest M&A deal in Australia this year and the largest rights issue in Aussie corporate history. He also reviews Air New Zealand's liquidity top up from the government, and the implications of strong US producer price index numbers.

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Devon Head of Retail Greg Smith looks at why the US markets have recently hit record highs, despite US inflation rising at the fastest pace in 39 years.

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