Australian Interest Rates

The last 30-40 years has seen a dramatic shift down in interest rates for much of the developed world. For example, the ten-year government bond yields in Australia...

Over the past few weeks, the RBA has started to change its narrative, suggesting that while negative rates are extremely unlikely, they’re not off the table. They’ve...

Is the RBA too concerned with front end rates that are aimed at helping the banking sector at the expense of the taxpayer who, ultimately, will be picking up the...

There has been much debate about the short-term economic and investment impact of coronavirus – on economic activity, unemployment, interest rates, house prices,...

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate, once its crowning glory, is at risk of becoming obsolete as a sharp surge in liquidity has resulted in interbank overnight...

The RBA has been buying up big, purchasing around $36bn in government and semi-government bonds throughout March. But when is enough, enough and can these efforts...

At present, most of the developed world central banks use a monetary policy framework called inflation targeting. In a simplified view, central banks set a target for...

In response to the coronavirus epidemic, the RBA cut the cash rate on 19 March to 0.25% and announced a number of QE measures. In the long run, will the government’s...

Central banks have taken some significant steps against the impact of coronavirus recently, with the RBA having cut 25 points already and the Fed cutting 50 points...

Don't be fooled by the dividend yields that you might see for the major Australian banks. They are reflecting a rosy vision of the future that is far from certain, and...

On 3 March 2020, the RBA cut rates by 25 basis points to 0.50% in response to the coronavirus. But have they cut too early? And what happens if markets are hit with...

Everything going on is nuts. Greek bonds are yielding less that Australian bonds, QE is on the cards from the RBA and the S&P500 is trading on a lofty 18 times forward...

Welcome to 2020. The bulls still have strength in numbers, but an increasing number of bears are emerging from hibernation. Those who argue that benign market...

As news is emerging that Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, will soon deliver a balanced budget for the first time since the GFC, one needs to ask if this is even...

RBA Governor Lowe has detailed his preference for a possible RBA Quantitative Easing (QE) program after further possible RBA rates cuts. Lowe suggests ‘’if’’ the RBA...

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced Monday an ACCC investigation into the banks not passing on interest rate cuts. I think the investigation will make a nice addition...

An interesting session locally with the RBA front and centre cutting rates as expected to 0.75% at 2.30pm this afternoon, the lowest level in history and enough to...

Deciding on where to allocate capital has seldom been much harder, as we traverse global financial markets replete with conflicting messages, political uncertainty,...

Investors have it all wrong. In a world of zero or negative interest rates, investors are being forced to chase return. The baby boomer generation (retirees) are all...

What is compounding? Albert Einstein is reported as saying that compound interest is “the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t,...