interest rates

Sitting on the desk of Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe most days when he arrives at work are letters from the public. Many are from retirees who have...

Before COVID-19 hit, Nucleus Wealth launched an Australian property calculator. The idea I wanted to illustrate is that house prices are very sensitive to interest...

Do today’s minuscule rates of interest justify stock markets’ sky-high valuations? Bulls often imply – and sometimes boldly assert – that they do, and mainstream...

Ground hog day continued in markets over July, with many countries experiencing stop, start, stop outcomes on Covid-19 progress. Countries that are targeting...

With Aussie bonds in high demand across the world, a growing demand for a more aggressive fiscal response from the Australian government, and a rise in COVID-19 cases...

Remission or relapse? Inevitable pain for some as government support is unwound and forbearance runs out. Global markets favour central banks, for now There is no...

Hamish Douglass, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, spoke with Janet Yellen, the most recent former chair of the Federal Reserve, and an adviser to Magellan, about...

Today we turn our attention to an emerging issue faced by both institutions and investors alike: finding income in the zero interest rate environment that could last...

Government bonds issued by the world’s major advanced nations are the safest asset that can be held in a portfolio. They have also provided respectable returns, and...

Before I dive into this, it’s important to understand why people are starting to think about the idea. The Fed Funds 12 contract (FF12), which is the market’s...

Earlier this week I published a wire in which one of Australia’s most experienced investors, Robert Millner, Chairman of Washington H Soul Pattinson, raised an...

On 3 March 2020, the RBA cut rates by 25 basis points to 0.50% in response to the coronavirus. But have they cut too early? And what happens if markets are hit with...

Investors considering their US allocation in 2020 may feel nervous about the macroeconomic and political crosswinds blowing across the investment landscape.Here we...

What do you get when you throw a 32-year-fixed-income veteran into the room with a 32-year-old fixed income millennial? The Rate Debate. Darren Langer and Chris Rands...

Australians are increasingly buying their first home at an older age. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, between 1981 and 2018 the average age of a...

How should investors be allocating in the current environment? What are the keys to building a diversified portfolio that delivers attractive returns, but remains...

At the start of each calendar year, we like to take the time to identify what themes & opportunities (T&Os) have the potential to contribute to performance for the...

When I look back on 2019, I think the big lesson we learned and the big lesson all equity investors should learn is that interest rates really, really matter. 2019 was...

Has it really been 20 years since Y2K fears gripped global markets? To combat the turn of the century and fears around potential technology issues (as computers...

Warren Buffett describes interest rates as the ‘gravity’ for stock prices, thus when rates are high, stock prices should be lower; and when rates are low, stock...