Peter Switzer

Peter Switzer

Peter Switzer is the founder of Switzer Group - a content, publishing and financial services firm. Peter is an award-winning broadcaster, talking each morning to 2GB's Ben Fordham about the latest in finance and money. You can read his views daily on Switzer.com.au, and subscribe to Switzer Report for his latest insights, analysis and recommendations.

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Shock Jobs Report leads to ‘shock’ market reaction

Thursday’s close for Wall Street’s most-watched Dow Jones Industrial Average was a 530-point slumping, making it the worst day since March of last year and completed four days of losses in a row. Then on Friday, along came a bigger-than-expected job creation number, which was bound to bring US rate cut doubters out of the woodwork.

April 6, 2024 · 9 min read
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Should we be worried about investing after markets hitting record highs?

Despite US stock markets and our market index hitting all-time highs, I can’t get out of my head this fact from J.P. Morgan that from 1972 Wall Street has rallied in five of the eight election years with market gains of 12-26%!

March 30, 2024 · 6 min read
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It was a week when the global story might be more insightful

It really shouldn’t be a surprise to learn that US stock market indexes were hard pressed to keep rising on Friday, after looking like they were set to register their best week this year-to-date.

March 23, 2024 · 6 min read
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How latecomers can play this AI megatrend

One of the riskiest but most rewarding ways to invest is to pick up on a megatrend early and watch the money roll in. Few of us get lucky with these potentially booming investments, though right now many are wondering how they can cash in on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom. Here’s my take…

March 18, 2024 · 5 min read
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US inflation takes us back to the future… for now

With US stocks down again, it’s one thing to be disappointed that the fall in US inflation has stalled and the closeness of the first rate cut is likely to be pushed back

March 16, 2024 · 7 min read
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7 dogs that may end up your best friends

Be careful about what you sell at the wrong time. Some dogs can end up an investor’s best friend I’m on the hunt for ‘dogs’ that might soon have their day!

March 11, 2024 · 5 min read
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Expect pullbacks but stocks will end higher in 2024

A third consideration for US stock players has joined the two big preoccupations of recent times, which are when will inflation be beaten and when will interest rates start to fall? The third one is this: has this rally gone too far and too fast? The overnight release of the February jobs report in the States hasn’t helped settle these key issues.

March 9, 2024 · 8 min read

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