Australian Interest Rates

For the first time in more than 12 months, the world recently paused to consider what a higher interest rate might look like. Just over the ditch from us, the Reserve...

In March 2020 the Reserve Bank (RBA) of Australia was the first central bank to cut interest rates explicitly in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. To further support...

The local market started slightly positive before market-level global buying popped it up on another low turnover day. We are on the sixth consecutive week without a...

After a decision to keep rates lower for longer, many market commentators fear that the RBA's ever expanding balance sheet is putting the economy on track for...

Nucleus Wealth's Chief Economist Leith van Onselen, Head of Investments Damien Klassen, Head of Advice Tim Fuller and Economist Dr Cameron Murray discuss the drivers...

Bonds experienced their fastest sell off since 2009, resulting in the largest one month rise in 10-year yields. Given the economic outlook is looking more positive...

In February, Australia had the worst performing government bond market in the developed world. The Australian 10-year government bond posted a -7% total return, while...

This week the RBA Governor Philip Lowe has delivered his outlook for the year and an additional $100 billion in QE, bringing the total expanded balance sheet to over...

In our latest investment webinar we discussed the RBA's recently unveiled plans to drop interest rates to unprecedented levels to support the Australian economy and...

After six months of sitting on the sidelines, the RBA has finally eased rates. It’s left many questioning their timing. So, we decided to explore what shifted in their...