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Top 10 Game-Changing Technologies for 2024 Revealed!
Emerging technologies in 2024 aim to revolutionize industries and address global challenges.
Key innovations include AI-driven disease detection, carbon-capturing microbes, and advanced wireless communication.
These technologies, selected by the World Economic Forum for their transformative potential, promise significant societal impacts in healthcare, data privacy, and sustainable solutions.
The Insight: How To Find The Opportunities
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Consider companies in advanced wireless communication and elastocalorics for heating/cooling systems.
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Inflation Spike Ahead? RBA Rate Hike Speculations Intensify!
Australia’s financial market saw minor changes last week as the ASX 200 closed 0.6% lower.
Anticipation is building for the release of the June quarter Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, with expectations of a slight inflation increase from 3.6% to 3.7%.
Coupled with stronger-than-expected job growth reported last week, this has led to speculation about a possible interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in August.
Most sectors declined this week, except for Industrials and Financials, which saw moderate gains, while Energy and Real Estate sectors were hit the hardest.
US Markets Mixed: Tech Giants’ Earnings Disappointing!
On a global scale, market dynamics are evolving with notable developments in key regions.
In the United States, equity markets were mixed; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell by 0.8% and 2.1%, respectively, while the Dow Jones gained 0.7%.
Technology stocks faced downward pressure due to disappointing earnings reports from major players like Tesla and Alphabet.
Meanwhile, smaller-cap companies continued to attract investor attention, with the Small Cap Russell 2000 outperforming the S&P 500 by around 1,300 basis points since the soft June CPI report.
Investors are closely monitoring changes in the US yield curve, which indicates potential rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, with the market currently pricing in several reductions before the year ends.
Fed Eyes Rate Cuts as Inflation Drops to 3%!
Slowing US inflation is boosting the chances of rate cuts.
The market is increasingly betting on a rate cut in September, thanks to inflation trending in the right direction.
Inflation for the year ending June 2024 was 3%, the lowest annual level since March 2021.
This, combined with last week's noted weakness in the labor market, provides the Federal Reserve with sufficient justification to start cutting rates.
According to the CME Fedwatch tool, the odds of three rate cuts by year-end stood at 50% on July 11th.
Skeptics argue that the Fed might avoid rate cuts in November or December to prevent market panic, especially around election time, and because employment data hasn't yet reached "recession territory" to justify more than one cut for now.
Can CrowdStrike Bounce Back from This Major Setback?
CrowdStrike’s terms and conditions entitle most customers to refunds rather than damages compensation.
The company is in crisis management mode, striving to regain both customer and investor trust.
Most customers with standard contracts will receive subscription refunds, whereas larger customers with custom contracts might be eligible for more compensation.
CrowdStrike will likely face ongoing scrutiny from the SEC, shareholders, and customers.
The long-term impact on the business remains uncertain. On the positive side, CrowdStrike remains an industry leader with valuable products, and switching costs for enterprises are high, suggesting this could be a short-term issue.
On the downside, the company may have lost brand value, new customer acquisition could slow, and custom contracts might demand lower prices, potentially reducing future revenue growth.
India's MSCI Ascent: Could It Overtake China?
India is closing in on China’s position in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The MSCI EM Index is the most widely followed index for emerging market investors.
India, with a 19.5% weighting, is on the verge of overtaking Taiwan to become the second-largest component, just behind China, which holds 25% of the index.
Despite this, India remains less accessible to global investors. There are 229 China-based companies listed on US exchanges compared to only 11 from India.
Global investors can access the Indian market primarily through ETFs and mutual funds or by navigating complex bureaucracy for direct investments.
If more Indian companies become accessible to foreign investors, India could quickly overtake China.
As India’s weighting in the index increases, it becomes more significant for emerging market investors. However, while Indian valuations are high, China’s are much lower.
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