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Week In Review – Cash Rate On Hold (2 April 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

The Monetary Policy Board (the new name for the RBA cash rate board) left the cash rate on hold this week at 4.1% as...

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Week In Review – Sovereign Debt (26 March 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the budget last night with the Libs stating they will honor many of the policies. So, no matter who...

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Week In Review – Tightening Spreads (19 March 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Credit spreads are tight, but yields remain relatively high. This week we publish two very pertinent articles about yield. First, an article from the Federated...

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Week In Review – Recession? Hunting for yield? (12 March 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Recession? Hunting for yield? Donald Trump is fast finding out that global uncertainty doesn’t help financial markets. The S&P500 was down overnight by 0.76% and...

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Week In Review – Divergent Views (5 March 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Sitting in my office watching the wind pick up and waiting for cyclone Alfred to hit the Queensland Coast has me thinking about catastrophe...

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Week In Review – Trump and Uncertainty (26 February 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Donald Trump is disastrous for economic prosperity. In a few short months, he’s created much uncertainty and with heightened uncertainty, consumers and businesses typically...

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Week In Review – Rate Relief (19 February 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

The RBA Board cut the cash rate yesterday from 4.35% to 4.10%, a big relief to the one third of Australians that have a...

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Week In Review – Five Bond Themes (12 February 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

It’s been a relatively quiet week in bond markets with the domestic market focused on the share market reporting season. The securitisation market kicked off...

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