There are so many things happening in the global bond market. US higher, longer term, sovereign rates are leading the discussion. Here’s a summary...
Big news this week as Alphabet, owner of Google and one of the mega AI issuers, launched an Australian dollar bond issue. It is...
The RBA Monetary Policy Board, as expected, left the cash rate on hold at 4.35%. It determined that three rate hikes were sufficient to...
The US Fed kept rates on hold last week at 3.50-3.75%, but there were three dissenters, highlighting disagreement in the group. Even though rates...
The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% for the 12 months to May 2026, down slightly from 4% in April. Trimmed mean inflation, the RBA...
This morning, CDC Data Centres Australia launched a new dual tranche, fixed rate, senior secured bond issue including:
A six year tranche with an...
Peace, or at least a way to navigate the Strait of Hormuz, seems a long way off. The price of Brent Crude is on...
ETF markets continue to go from strength to strength.
A new report by State Street Investment Management revealed that US-listed ETFs attracted more than US$1...
Not so long ago, sovereign rates were fairly stable and of little concern to investors, but fiscal spending to assist during the pandemic and...
CPI was released this morning and declined from 4.6% in the year to March 2026, to 4.2% for the 12 months to April. Housing...


























