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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...

Following on from the article we wrote in December 2018, 'Outlook 2019' (found here), we outlined four key themes for 2019. The US interest rate path, implications of...

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)...

Overnight, we have seen a rally for Treasuries and the biggest surge in major U.S stock indexes since March. We have seen the NASDAQ 100 gain 3.2%, the S&P500 gain...

On the 9th March 1987 U2 released the Joshua Tree, the fastest selling British Album of all time that went on to sell over 25 million copies. Joshua Tree is still...

Have you ever pushed the limit? Sure you have, just that little bit further, just that little bit faster. It’s the secret to success. But also sometimes disaster…...

In this article we look at some of the more topical subjects influencing financial markets and analyse a few interesting charts. We start with rising rates – the...