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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 local market had another positive day where size did matter. Large Caps were up over 1%, mid-caps gained more than 0.4% while small caps were down 0.1% and micro...

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...

The local market followed the US market again with a positive start that faded to a mainly flat close. After more than nine weeks without a turnover above $9 billion,...

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,...

Inflation at 4% is transitory, but with a tight supply chain, inflation might settle higher than 2% next year. The risk of U.S. Federal Reserve (U.S. Fed) tapering by...

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....

By now most investors are tiring of their inboxes being filled by sell-side economists and strategists talking about reflation, how much more optimistic they are...

The local market delivered another volatile positive day on low turnover with global macro trades remaining the main driver. The macro trade was all about currency. US...

The local market turned recent weakness to deliver a positive day on “buy the dip” sentiment flowing from the US market. We are in the fifth consecutive week without a...

After one of the longest periods of underperformance in history, governments and central banks' response to the COVID-19 crisis may well have ushered in a new era for...

For investors at least, central banks have arguably become as important as the economies they oversee, as markets fixate on the ebb and flow of government bond-buying...

The recent spike in US Treasury bond yields is a clear warning that investors globally are again starting to worry about inflation and the potential impact it could...

Australian and global economies in 2021 will grow about 1.3% faster than forecast in December, according to the OECD. Research from the international policy body...

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...

They’re not sexy but they’re dependable: Aussie banks and mining companies are overweight positions for Credit Suisse stock-pickers, as they walk the line between...

Persistently low interest rates and a structural decline in economic growth mean global equity valuations should remain high for at least the next decade, says Credit...

August was a horrible month for anyone carrying interest rate duration risk with the benchmark AusBond Composite Bond Index suffering a decent -0.42% loss in the month...

When the stock market sold off dramatically in March this year the US Federal Reserve responded by pumping financial markets with liquidity for the next three months...

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...