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Week In Review – Trump or Harris? (6 November 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

Did you back a winner yesterday? I gamble once a year and have no idea about any of the horses that run in the...

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Week In Review – Divergent Views (5 March 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Sitting in my office watching the wind pick up and waiting for cyclone Alfred to hit the Queensland Coast has me thinking about catastrophe...

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Week In Review – No Time To Yield (4 September 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

‘No Time To Yield’. That’s Blackrock’s theme for 2024. In other words, what are you waiting for? Hui Sien Koay, says Australians are sitting...

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Week In Review – On More Solid Ground (21 May 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

The RBA’s Monetary Policy Board cut the cash rate to 3.85% yesterday, as expected. There are plenty of commentators calling for further, quick cuts...

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Week In Review – Trump Mandate (13 November 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

There’s plenty of speculation about what a new Trump presidency will bring to financial markets. Will inflation rise? Will the Fed continue cutting rates?...

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Week In Review – Recession? Hunting for yield? (12 March 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Recession? Hunting for yield? Donald Trump is fast finding out that global uncertainty doesn’t help financial markets. The S&P500 was down overnight by 0.76% and...

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Week In Review – GDP Weakens (9 September 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 0.2% in the quarter ending 30 June 2024 and just 1% for the 2023-24 year, the lowest since 1991-92,...

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Week In Review – Two Big New Sub Debt Issues (28 May 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

The over-the-counter bond market has been busy over the last week with two big banks issuing subordinated debt along with other corporate issues, a...

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Week In Review – Corporate Bond Issues (20 November 2024)

Elizabeth Moran

Annual US inflation accelerated to 2.6% in October 2024, up from 2.4% in September. It’s the first increase in seven months. Coupled with expected...

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Week In Review – Tightening Spreads (19 March 2025)

Elizabeth Moran

Credit spreads are tight, but yields remain relatively high. This week we publish two very pertinent articles about yield. First, an article from the Federated...