Daily FNArena News - FYI

Market strategists at Citi, Goldman Sachs and RBS offer their latest insights and preferences.

National Australia Bank’s December quarter Australian Residential Property Survey shows housing market conditions are expected to weaken in the year ahead, with Queensland to be the hardest hit.

A review by ANZ Bank suggests while a short-term breather is likely the medium-term outlook for Australian housing prices remains positive.

Investment U’s David Fessler explains why investing in REITs could continue paying off handsomely.

Authors Fritz and Douglas start from the premise that the herd is seldom correct, and your editor could not agree more.

Analysts and strategists at leading stockbrokerages continue making changes to their forecasts and preferences for the year ahead.

PFP Wealth’s Tim Price believes there are too many robots in today’s world.

Strategists at RBS have shifted some High Convictions while Morgan Stanley sees potential for some real surprises in retail this year.

BTIG Chief Market Strategist Mike O’Rourke believes the herd, positive as ever, might be proven correct this year.

The Consumer Metrics Institute’s Rick Davies doesn’t believe in fairy tales, but he has drawn a few reflections worth sharing.