Bond markets

Rising JGB yields have stirred global concerns, but stable inflation and rates suggest positive returns remain likely.

The emerging markets evangelist says EM bonds have been performing for years and now the western world is catching on.

Forget stocks - bonds are what you should be watching right now. We’ve got the experts to unpack what’s happening for those out of the loop.

Here's what happened in bitcoin during January 2023.

With the La Niña weather pattern inundating us with rain this past year, it’s hard to imagine that drought is looming, but as central banks continue to tighten, the...

Something big is about to break, and you need to be nimble. That was the main message from T. Rowe Price's Head of International Fixed Income Arif Husain, who...

The market is projecting the Australian cash rate to rise to 1.20% by the end of the year, this implies that the RBA hikes 4.5 times on current numbers. Interestingly,...

While the Omicron variant may end up slowing the pace of recovery, we still expect one final rally in reflation sectors, pushing the share market higher into next...

Given all the bad press it’s copped recently, it might be surprising to learn that inflation isn’t something all investors must fear. Particularly if you hold equities...

MLC Asset Management's Jonathan Armitage has navigated a crisis or two during his working life and argues that this time, it is different. At the dawn of his career,...

Earlier this week I published a wire in which one of Australia’s most experienced investors, Robert Millner, Chairman of Washington H Soul Pattinson, raised an...

One of the unlikely outcomes from what we now might call the “franking credits scare” that dominated the election campaign has been the realisation among many...

There’s been a lot of talk of inverted yield curves in the US and whether they portend a recession or a stock market crash. But, I wonder whether we need to watch the...

Each year S&P Global releases a global report that shows defaults as well as rating movements (upgrades and downgrades). Yet again, the report shows that investment...

Warren Buffett recently gave an interview where he reiterated his firm belief in the US economy, which justifies Berkshire Hathaway’s investment focus on quality US...

You would never select a team without a backline. So, have you considered who’s playing in the defensive half for your portfolio late in this investment cycle? ...

When the US Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) Chair announced the much anticipated increase in the Federal Funds or cash rate on 15 March, she noted that the Fed intended to...

I wanted to highlight this chart because the latest data basically makes it start to look like it's going against my previous thinking. The "flash global...