cash rates

If more rate cuts come, already low term deposit yields could fall even more, leaving SMSFs and retirees with even fewer options for income.

Following a long period of low yields and price destruction driven by the monetary tightening cycle, bonds have bounced back in 2024.

Latest CPI data shows Australian inflation continues to moderate, triggering a substantial shift in market sentiment on interest rates.

2022 was characterised by sharp movements in bond yields and cash rates rising steeply in response to higher inflation. The impact on A-REITs was felt primarily...

Now that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has lifted off zero interest rates, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to follow suit in 2022, I felt it would...

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,...

Many Australian companies offer the allure of healthy dividend payments, ie, income, plus potential share-price growth. But that's not all. Australia's franking...

While all eyes are on the recent rise in yields, the debate has largely been centered around inflation expectations and how far the Fed will actually let inflation run...

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...