David Bassanese

David Bassanese writes about macroeconomics and markets specialising in debt, derivatives and monetary policy. He worked at the federal Treasury, OECD and Macquarie Bank and is the author of The Australian ETF Guide.

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David Bassanese's latest insights

ASX Growth Shares

RBA circus

Here’s the market update for both the US and Australian share markets by David Bassanese of Betashares. Both the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) and the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) are on a new record high.

ASX Growth Shares

CPI test ahead

Annual core inflation dropped to 2.9%, and if we used rents on new housing leases – rather than the (lagging) average rent on all housing leases in the calculation – annual core inflation would already be close to the Fed’s 2% target level.

Editor's picks

What to expect from markets and the economy in 2024

Australia’s economy in recent years has quickly been beset by a new problem: very high inflation, caused principally by stronger-than-expected demand running ahead of a slower-than-expected supply response.

ASX Growth Shares

Festive Fed

David Bassanese of Betashares reveals the current market updates of both the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) share price and the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO). Are these share prices a buy today?

ASX Bank Shares

Hawkish hold

What’s going on with the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) share price and the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) share price and market rates? David Bassanese of Betashares reveals the current market trends of both the global and the Australian share markets.

ASX Growth Shares

Yield reversal

Growth assets returned 4.9%, with Australian equities up 5.0% and the interest rate-sensitive listed property sector rallied 10.9%.

ASX Bank Shares

Move carefully!

The S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) lifted another 0.8% last week to reach a new high for the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 (INDEXNASDAQ: NDX) and cyclicals retain an outperforming bias.

ASX Growth Shares

December rate risk

What’s going on with the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) share price and the S&P/ASX 200 (INDEXASX: XJO) share price and market rates? David Bassanese of Betashares reveals the current market trends of both the global and the Australian share markets.

ASX Bank Shares

Stone-cold stunning

Global equities rose for the third week in a row as a slightly lower-than-expected US CPI result led to a chunky decline in bond yields and increased hopes that the Fed has finished raising interest rates.

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