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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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Week In Review – ASIC Private Markets Action (24 September 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

ASIC has updated its private markets review which looks set to increase transparency in private credit. It seems that one of its focal points...

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Week In Review – Private Credit Blooms (14 August 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

This week, we’ve seen a number of new corporate bonds in the domestic market. As of close of business on Tuesday 13 August 2024: ...

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Week In Review – Australia’s AAA Credit Rating (30 April 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

S&P Global Ratings has warned that Australia’s prized AAA credit rating may be in danger of a downgrade if the government doesn’t address large...

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Week In Review – Eyes On The US (23 October 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

Global bonds have been selling off this week as strong US data has participants reassessing US rate cut expectations. The US 10-year was up...

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Week In Review – Impact of US Tariffs (16 July 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

The impact of higher US tariffs is starting to show in the numbers with US annual headline, June CPI, increasing to 2.7%, up from...

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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 – RBA Keeps Rates on Hold (1 October 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

The RBA Monetary Board, as widely expected, kept the cash rate on hold at 3.6% yesterday. The decision follows a higher than anticipated 3%...

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Week In Review – New Capital Notes Bank Offer (21 August 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

The US Fed looks like it’ll cut interest rates this year while at home the RBA still hasn’t ruled out the possibility of a...

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Week In Review – Political Stability (7 May 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

The Federal election and the eloquent speeches afterwards by the two party leaders, reinforces our stable democracy and that Australia is a good place...