global interest rates

525 basis points worth of Federal Reserve rate hikes have had a huge impact on US housing.

Sticky inflation may force central banks to keep interest rates elevated for an extended period after they stop hiking. Investors should consider how this will impact...

The US Federal Reserve may have left the Fed funds rate unchanged, but it still triggered a sizeable reaction in financial markets.

Weekly Update | 4th August, 2023

Local government debt is now in the spotlight. Much has been made of this debt's size, but is there a bigger issue?

We challenged fund managers to put forward a bold or dangerous prediction for 2023. Which fortune-teller will reign supreme this year?

Inflation will continue in 2023 but what should an investor actually do with this knowledge? Amundi Asset Management have some tips.

Last month, there was a moment that analysts and financial market participants had been hoping for some time. Like kids waiting for Christmas morning, market...

Over the past 25 years, global investors have become conditioned to the notion that central banks will bail out global asset markets amid the first sign of stress....

Over the past two years, investors have become (sometimes unwillingly) acquainted with the mechanics of the bond market, with all eyes on the US and the actions of...

Our fundamental model of Australian swap spreads that we released in December 2021 started the new year well, predicting the early tightening of 10-year swap spreads...

A few weeks ago, I spoke to Bennelong Fund Management's Carl McMinn to discuss the changing market environment, what’s ahead for the sector, and how Quay is...

Rising inflation is one of the biggest challenges for investors today and it turns out that covid, climate change and the war on Ukraine have had driving roles in...

There are degrees of risk in equity markets – a long-established large-cap banking stock is (generally) less volatile than a micro-cap mining play – and there are...

A few weeks ago, it would have been fair to say that we were probably set for a number of interest rate increases this year. Fast forward to where we are now and a...

Whenever inflation or interest rates have risen over the last four decades, the multiple of earnings investors have been willing to pay for shares has declined. In...

Markets have had a rocky start to the year, with expensive growth stocks bearing the brunt of selling. Key to this has been an aggressive repricing of rate hike...

Why do we keep talking about the prospect of higher interest rates? What sort of analytical support can we offer to evidence such a proposition? It's an important...

A more consistent environment for global asset prices and investment is being forged by China’s more “normal” interest rate approach, while other central banks dither...

We talk a lot about US monetary policy, because they are an economic superpower, and what they do affects asset classes everywhere.We had jobless claims out overnight,...