Taper Tantrum II is no summer blockbuster
As the second half of the year arrives, a market shakeout clearly beckons as a discernible change in mood among central bankers registers with investors.
Hedge funds pile into $A options
Speculators looking to profit from the hawkish shift among global central banks have a fresh target: the Australian dollar.
Global tailwinds blow Aussie above US77c
The Australian dollar has turned into a surprise winner from the drumbeat of hawkish comments by global central bankers this week.
'An uneasy calm' hovers over $A
After so long with so little movement, traders are hesitant to predict bold movement in the dollar for the new financial year.
Brace for eight rate hikes: ex-RBA member
Borrowers could be hit with at least eight consecutive official interest rate hikes in 2018 and 2019 if the economy rebounds as the RBA expects, says former board member John Edwards.
A blockchain explanation your parents could understand
The problem with most blockchain "explainers" is that they provide more detail than what matters to most people.
Draghi drags on euro
The US dollar rebounded against the euro after the European Central Bank chief defended the bank's easy monetary policy.
'Wild west' world of initial coin offerings
A new crop of technology entrepreneurs is forgoing the usual routes to raising money, instead choosing a frontier approach to corporate fina...
Sterling slide boosts rate rise case
Bank of England policymaker Kristin Forbes said she feared the pound's weakness would have a lasting effect on inflation.
Mexico lifts rates for seventh straight time
Mexico's central bank raised borrowing costs for a seventh straight time as the country's annual inflation rate surged.
- 1. Will the RBA spring a 'July surprise' this week?
- 2. Top-down conditions providing signals for investors
- 3. Investors to find out if the RBA will join central bank rate hike talk
- 4. RBA, data set to top agenda for Australian market investors this week
- 5. Wake-up call for markets as the cheap money era ends
