quantitative easing

The Federal Reserve's latest moves have shifted the narrative, argues the high-profile former Pendal fixed income and duration head.

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria may have devastated parts of the US in 2017 but the Janet Yellen-led Federal Reserve was determined to persist with an unprecedented...

Shadow policy rates on the rise: Shadow policy rates are designed to factor in the effects of quantitative easing (QE). They present a view of the effective level of...

I’ve spent the last few days talking to most of the folks I know in the market, collecting opinions, information and discussing what other investors are thinking on...

The RBA announced an end of QE and kept interest rates on hold as they wait to see stronger wage growth. If inflation continues to rise faster than forecast, and the...

In 2014, the former head of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, stated “the problem with quantitative easing (QE) is that it works in practice but it doesn’t work in...

After months of anticipation, the RBA finally delivered on its third quantitative easing (QE) program. Way back on 5 February 2021, when Coolabah first forecast a $100...

In calendar 2020, the US Treasury issued US$4.4 trillion of new debt to both undertake and fund its “rescue and recovery” plan for the US economy. Of the bonds that...

The furore of the Australian Open outbreak highlighted the reality that COVID-19 may be here to stay, despite the widespread preparation for an uninterrupted 2021. In...

This week the RBA Governor Philip Lowe has delivered his outlook for the year and an additional $100 billion in QE, bringing the total expanded balance sheet to over...

Following a year of stark contrasts, many investors are left scratching their heads. By traditional definitions, the long bull market that started in 2009, finally...

The RBA’s decision to cut interest rates to a record low of 0.1 per cent while announcing a quantitative easing program of $100 billion brings Australia’s central bank...

In October, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) communicated that it would consider lowering 10-year Australian government bonds yields and would not be surprised if...

The Reserve Bank of Australia has signalled its intention to more meaningfully utilise the unconventional and controversial monetary policy tool known as quantitative...

In March, the U.S. Federal Reserve moved to prevent a coronavirus-induced downturn by promising to set up an entity to buy corporate bonds and ETFs, including junk...

Gold prices have continued their bull market run in Q2 2020, with the yellow metal trading above USD 1,700 per troy ounce. This reflects a sustained upward trajectory...

Credit securities, both in Australia and globally are getting back on their feet. The bookbuilds this week of $1 billion of corporate debt by Woolworths, $1.25 billion...

I’d like you to take a quick guess. How many dollars’ worth of fiscal and monetary stimulus do you believe has been pumped into the global economy since the start of...

Over the last month, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) began to affect society and investment markets, it became increasingly obvious that government directives would...

Markets are moving at lightning speed in response to the clear and present danger of the halting of economies and changing consumer behaviours.Last weekend Putin flew...