How to capitalise on market chaos
Recent market volatility highlights how cheap financial credit is relative to almost all other asset classes, despite a big deleveraging of banks, writes Christopher Joye.
Why global investors' eyes are on Germany
The key question is whether Angela Merkel's successor destabilises the stability offered by German bunds.
ScoMo on money with $3b move, but markets get APRA wrong
Global investors have got ahead of themselves, smashing subordinated bonds issued by Aussie banks and insurers. But their assumptions are incorrect.
Sterling crashes amid Brexit turmoil
Sterling tumbled after a series of resignations rocked Prime Minister Theresa May's government and threw into doubt her long-awaited Brexit agreement.
Why the Fed is watching the RBA before its next rate call
US Federal Reserve officials are looking at Australia's record 27 years of growth, hoping that a US recession can be avoided.
Bonds 'back to a flattening curve' with eye on Fed
Yield curves snapped flatter after the US midterm elections delivered a divided Congress, potentially diminishing the odds of a fresh boost ...
Shanghai shuts down for Xi trade fair
Tight security will shut down Shanghai as Chinese president Xi Jinping opens his signature trade fair, seeking to counter concerns about the...
IMF approves $79.4b credit line for Argentina
The International Monetary Fund's executive board approved a $US56.3 billion ($79.4 billion) credit line for Argentina.
Investor jitters as stocks find their feet
After teetering on the brink, US stocks staged a rebound as a fresh round of healthy corporate earnings narrowly returned the S&P; 500 and Do...
Trump's gamble may end 'very badly indeed'
If Donald Trump's massive peacetime supply-side stimulus coincides with a long awaited rebound in inflation, the experiment will end "very b...
