Did you know there’s been a record set for annual Australian corporate bond issuance this year? KangaNews recently announced issuance of $21.4 billion, topping...
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,...
CPI was released this morning and rose to 4.6% for the 12 months to February 2026, up from 3.7% last month. The largest contributors...
There was strong domestic corporate bond issuance before the US election, and I thought most Australian companies had satisfied their 2024 funding requirements, so...
The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is on track for its best performance since 2020. The index has returned about 6.7% this year, with...
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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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...
Evidence of a US slowdown has seen global share markets tumble. Is this the start of something more serious or just increased volatility that...
The RBA Monetary Policy Board increased the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.10% yesterday as predicted by most economists. According to Adam Bowe of...
The US Fed kept rates on hold last week at 3.50-3.75%, but there were three dissenters, highlighting disagreement in the group. Even though rates...


























