government bonds

These are extraordinary times and they have elicited extraordinary measures from government and central banking authorities the world over, as COVID-19 has infiltrated...

It’s often said of investing that a rising tide lifts all boats. However, this isn’t always true and the uneven bounce back in debt markets in the last two weeks has...

Central banks have taken some significant steps against the impact of coronavirus recently, with the RBA having cut 25 points already and the Fed cutting 50 points...

As global interest rates continue their march towards the floor, we continue to see asset prices inflate. But interest rates do not treat all humans equally. The...

After starting 2019 with a decisively risk-on view in equities, global asset manager Aviva Investors has scaled back its preference for the asset class and taken its...

Bond markets look like they are pricing disaster, while equity markets are pricing an extended boom. But maybe there is a more nuanced message in there, the same one...

Global trade data has been slowing rapidly over 2019, but last week’s US employment report was a dire warning, and can expedite the US Federal Reserve (the Fed)...

In today’s investment world there is so much choice available to investors when seeking to generate income. One proven investment strategy that is designed to provide...

Credit is smouldering right now. When that smoke becomes fire, the door becomes a key hole and only the first few get through. The rest get burnt. Holding credit risks...