low interest rates

Last year was a torrid time for most asset classes and most investors, but at least there was no mystery over what created the chaos – rampant inflation. Higher...

Economy-wide measures of inflation come with inherent flaws. This is through no fault of the agencies charged with measuring inflation (domestically it’s the...

In September we saw bond markets on the back foot a little as concerns around the US debt ceiling arose, and the US Federal Reserve began to taper its accommodative...

When interest rates on deposits are so low and are likely to stay this way for many years, it is worth checking if you are holding more cash than you require. One...

Abnormally low-interest rates have been the most important factor governing financial markets for more than 10 years. Initially, these rates rescued debt markets....

With exceptionally low yields across most developed markets and asset classes, investors are increasingly having to take more risk to achieve higher returns. Even...

The 2008 financial crisis was, at least in part, due to a fundamental flaw in the pricing of Credit Default Swaps on housing lending. Analysts who justify the current...

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...

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...

Chris Watling, Chief Investment Officer at Longview Economics, believes that markets are entering the second year of a ‘mini-cycle upswing’ which typically lasts...