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Week In Review – Markets Tumble (7 August 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

Evidence of a US slowdown has seen global share markets tumble. Is this the start of something more serious or just increased volatility that...

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Week In Review – Jittery Markets (23 April 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Rollercoaster markets are jittery at the moment, and not sure where to settle. The S&P 500 Index was down more than 2% on Monday...

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Week In Review – Catastrophe Bonds (16 October 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

Corporate bond issuance has slowed over the last few weeks, as we head into the US election on 5 November 2024. Interestingly, there’s still...

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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 – 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 – 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 – 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...