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Craigs Investment Partners

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ep 364 | The week ahead - Trump and Xi to meet against a volatile backdrop
09/05/2026 | 15 mins.
A highlight of the week will be the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, scheduled for May 14-15. This will be the first since Trump returned to office last January, and there will be no shortage of issues to discuss.
ep 363 | What’s the Consumers Price Index anyway?
05/05/2026 | 9 mins.
Inflation is always a hot topic in financial markets, and it’ll be even more prominent as fuel prices push it higher over the next quarter or two. There’s a healthy cynicism about our official inflation figures, and many people would argue their own cost of living has increased more than these would suggest. So how do we measure inflation anyway, and what exactly is the Consumers Price Index?
ep 362 | The week ahead - Is our unemployment rate headed higher?
02/05/2026 | 16 mins.
In the coming week, the economic highlight will be the April jobs report in the US. On the central banking front, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be in the spotlight on Tuesday afternoon. Here in Aotearoa, the March labour force report will be the highest profile release, while we'll also get the results of another dairy auction. During the upcoming week, more than 100 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report results, including the likes of CVS Health, Diageo, Disney, Novo Nordisk, McDonalds, Republic Services and Shell.
ep 361 | Why is the US sharemarket so strong?
28/04/2026 | 4 mins.
The S&P 500 index in the US has increased for four consecutive weeks, rebounding strongly from the weakness in March. That leaves it up 13 per cent from the recent lows, and almost three per cent above its pre-conflict peak. You could be forgiven for wondering why the sharemarket is hitting new records, with oil prices still very high and the situation in the Middle East unresolved. There’s never just one reason why markets move up or down, but right now the answer could be a simple one.
ep 360 | The week ahead - Will Big Tech earnings push the market higher?
25/04/2026 | 15 mins.
Some 180 S&P 500 companies are due to report this week, representing 44% of the S&P 500 by market cap. Half of that (so about 22%) comes on Wednesday, which will be a very busy day for corporate earnings releases. We’ll hear from five of the so-called "Magnificent 7" cohort this week (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft), as well as Coca-Cola, Visa, Caterpillar, Eli Lilly, Unilever, Chevron and Exxon Mobil.

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