australian government bonds

Bonds are looking attractive but there's more to come in the world of fixed income according to VanEck's Russel Chesler.

Fiscal repair will be a priority for the new government given still-large deficits will propel already substantial debt even higher.

Investors will need to consider a range of strategies to ensure their portfolios remain resilient and able to withstand any changes in the market.Financial experts...

The change of policy in 2022 has set off a series of dominoes for asset markets. Government Bonds were first to fall in quarter one, with other assets also following...

The NSW budget remained close to balance in March and is likely to undershoot the full-year government forecast for 2021-22 (FY2022) by between $7.5 billion and $10...

The main aim of the 2022-23 budget is to boost the government’s chance of re-election, where the prime minister is widely expected to call an election by this weekend...

Swap spreads are being driven by expensive bonds In advance of next week’s roll, Aussie swap spreads have widened to extremes last seen just prior to the December...

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) balance sheet tightening in 2023 may frame its window to hike rates, since it gives a natural pause to see the effect of...

Australian swap spreads are at their widest level since mid-2015, so what's going on? And what even is a swap spread for that matter? Matthew Johnson from Coolabah...

Government bonds offer a compelling opportunity for income investors as the world adapts to once-in-a-generation economic challenges and central banks struggle to...

The concept of diversified portfolios was first popularised by Harry Markowitz’s 1952 “Modern Portfolio Theory”, which outlined the basic tenets of how risk-adjusted...

The announcement on Friday that APRA is winding down the ability of banks to rely on the RBA’s Committed Liquidity Facility (CLF) to meet their Liquidity Coverage...

The hurdle for the Reserve Bank of Australia to backtrack on the bond-buying taper decision remains high and keeping it elevated would be the rapidly accelerating pace...

With last year showing the importance of government support in limiting the economic fall-out from the pandemic and contributing to economic recovery, the NSW...

In March the Commonwealth budget recorded a technical surplus, albeit it remained in clear deficit on a seasonally-adjusted basis. Along similar lines, the NSW budget...

Bonds have long been held up as the epitome of defensive asset allocation. For years, government bonds have been the go-to for the investor wanting to make solid...

The Commonwealth budget continues to improve amidst the largest sell-off in the government bond market since 1994 as Coolabah Capital Investments (CCI) has repeatedly...

Australia’s economic recovery continues to underpin a significant improvement in the Commonwealth budget. Last week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that the number...

In a world of near-zero interest rates, the stance of monetary policy is now better measured by the size and composition of a central bank’s balance sheet. In...

Government bonds have long been a mainstay in a properly balanced portfolio but need to be employed with caution. As we have seen over the last few years, the...