central banks

The drumbeat of central banks heading towards the exits from ultra-easy monetary policy is getting louder. It started with the Bank of Canada, then the Bank of England...

The famous 1955 quote by then US Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin was that “The Federal Reserve… is in the position of the chaperone who has ordered...

The local market started positive before fading into negative territory on low turnover. We have started the 11th consecutive week of aggregate weekly turnover below...

In 2006, at just 35 years of age, following a stellar career as a financier and economist in the US, Kevin Warsh was appointed to the US Federal Reserve Board,...

The local market had a volatile day that finished slightly positive. We have finished the ninth consecutive week without a single day’s turnover above $9 billion....

It’s that time of year again: the annual fixed income bond kicking competition as we head into 2021, something not even Pfizer could develop a vaccine for. No doubt...

The current conditions in credit markets are bizarre. We’re still in the midst of a global pandemic and economic downturn but credit markets are partying like there’s...

The tsunami of monetary and fiscal stimulus this year is a continuation of the policies implemented when the Financial Crisis began. When these first started the few...

This year, the hits have come hard and fast, with the global pandemic wreaking economic devastation and seemingly changing life as we know it. Fear and anxiety have...

One of the ongoing debates amongst economists is whether there is a level of sovereign debt-to-GDP which would hamper a nation’s economic growth prospects. It...