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Bond sell-off suggests RBA on hold
Australian bonds are selling off harder than their global developed peers, in a sign investors think the RBA may be done with cutting rates.
Vanessa Desloires writes on Business, Real Estate, Markets, News. Based in our Melbourne newsroom, Vanessa is a trainee journalist.
Australian bonds are selling off harder than their global developed peers, in a sign investors think the RBA may be done with cutting rates.
Australian shares pushed modestly higher as traders hesitated ahead of a busy 48 hours for central banks.
Only a third of large-cap funds consistently outperform the benchmark, Morningstar research shows.
Of the trades that could be executed, gold stocks shone in an otherwise dysfunctional day for the ASX.
Marcus Padley, one of Australia's most high profile stockbrokers, has turned money manager.
British fund managers River and Mercantile says the turning point for value investors is coming.
The ASX turned positive for a second session, lifted by banks and mining stocks.
The local sharemarket ended a promising day in the red as relief gave way to a resumption of fear that interest rates will rise.
The reign of the yield stocks may be over, so where should investors look for growth if interest rates start to rise?
The realisation that the US Federal Reserve "means business" has set up a volatile September.
A volatile September has put prized defensive and recovering commodity stocks under fire.
But talk of an impending crisis as central bank stimulus winds down may be overstated, some strategists say.
The ASX was driven lower by the Reserve Bank of Australia decision to hold rates while opting not to hint at further easing.
Investors are bracing for a market pullback this month. "It's likely at some stage we're going to get a price adjustment to realistic levels...
Mayne Pharma remains one of the most sought-after growth stocks on the ASX and a stronger US dollar will help further.
The sharemarket began the month on a sour note after a slump in commodity prices weighed on Australia's big mining and energy stocks.
A resurgent US dollar is likely to keep pressure on the $A, but inflation remains key for RBA.
The Australian sharemarket fell to its lowest in almost four weeks as investors factored in the potential of a US rate hike.
Reporting season is almost at an end and, despite the gloomy expectations, there are some positives.
Despite returning 77.5 per cent last year, Ophir Asset Management is approaching the coming months with caution.
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