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Is a US recession your base case? In this wire, Macquarie analysts name the stocks they're backing in this scenario.

Livewire's series for economics takes a closer look at the multi-asset implications of the recent global banking crises.

It's been a remarkable week for global banks - and the implications for two huge central bank meetings this week are still up for debate.

Investors are assuming the “Great Moderation” remains intact. But the tectonic plates are shifting – and bode ill for long-term returns.

Central banks are notoriously "behind the curve". But a former deputy governor, Stefan Gerlach, tells us why he holds even graver concerns.

Has the Bank of Japan's yield curve control pivot heralded the end of something much greater? Livewire's Hans Lee investigates.

Monetary Policy in 2022: Monetary policy tightening was the big macro theme of 2022, and it is sure to echo at least for a time into 2023. The 2022 full-year count on...

Plus, at least one of our panellists believes this sector will be the "energy trade" for next year. Which one? Tune in to find out.

TD's global macro team believe central banks will be hiking higher and for longer. But is there any good news to look forward to?

If you added up all of the hikes made by G20 central banks, even including the cuts made by Turkey, Russia, and China, the cumulative total is still 6,700 basis...

Welcome to Charts and Caffeine - Livewire's pre-market open news and analysis wrap. We'll get you across the overnight session and share our best insights to get you...

Small Central Bank Interest Rate Decision Tracker: Back again onto one of my favorite charts — this one tracks monetary policy interest rate moves across the...

The RBA hiked rates for the sixth consecutive month. With lead indicators showing signs of inflation coming off the boil and European banks starting to see stress,...

While equity markets continue to tumble in the face of a rising Fed, fixed income is getting attention. Asset allocators, after being rocked by the historic sell-off...

Inflation may be the common enemy of global finance right now, but every central bank has different ways of dealing with it.  In the US, Federal Reserve Chairman...

The Australian economy is in the cross-hairs of an economic dilemma. On one hand, we have what the world wants – our commodities, our world-leading standard of...

Why do we trust money? Paper money or fiat currency* is essentially about trust. We exchange things for money: our labour, something we own like a house or car, or a...

Cast your mind back to March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was shutting the world down. To save the economy and thousands of SMEs from going bankrupt, the...

For all the hubbub of inflation being the kryptonite of markets, very few of us realised that it would be rising rates that would really do the trick.  Since the RBA...

While many wait and hope for a Fed pause or pivot - hanging on every piece of text and utterance from the Fed, the real focus should be on inflation expectations....