Yesterday
‘Don’t get up at 2am’: Exhausted fundies sit on cash as war rages
As stocks and bonds swing wildly and traditional haven assets slump, investors are sitting on the sidelines as fatigue sets in.
This Month
Iran may have just de-escalated. Here’s what investors must do
Markets are wary about Donald Trump’s declarations about the war ending. But one strategist says they should also watch Tehran’s actions, not its words.
Colonial bulks up on private credit as Iran war promises higher rates
The increase in allocation to fixed income assets is just one way that major superannuation investors are reworking portfolios to protect against volatility.
Hunting for hybrids in the shadow of the giants
In an increasingly uncertain market, Latitude Group has found a window, and the nerve to open it.
Recession risk ignored as traders bet on triple rate rise
Bond markets price in three more hikes by Christmas as global yields hit 15-year highs, but economists warn aggressive tightening risks breaking the economy.
Iran could crack markets this week, 25pc plunge ‘definitely possible’
Investors are waking up to the size of the energy shock from the Middle East conflict. What happens over the next few days on the battlefield and bond markets could be decisive.
Another year, another IPO cold shower for investors
There’s a sense of “here we go again” as a big float pipeline hits a jittery sharemarket.
How the Australian bond market became a hedge fund haven
Australia has the highest bond rates in the developed world and a central bank battling to slay inflation. It’s a great set up for traders.
Relentless war, energy crisis does little to dent bond market outlook
Yields are at levels last seen in 2011 and well clear of suggesting a recession is on the horizon, despite looming headwinds from the Middle East conflict.
Households can handle global shocks, interest rate pain, says RBA
The central bank’s health check shows households are 15 months ahead on payments, giving the RBA room to lift the cash rate to a 15-year high.
Lineball RBA call does little to dissuade market of sky-high rate bet
Investors and economists say a “rate hike hat trick” is in play after Tuesday’s decision, with traders pricing in 50 per cent chance of another increase in May.
$A surges with the RBA poised to raise rates and flag more to come
Traders have piled into the Australian dollar before the Reserve Bank’s key rate decision. It is expected to be the odd one out among eight major central banks meeting his week.
A 99th-percentile panic triggers shares, rates trading frenzy
The Australian sharemarket is on an unprecedented run of big trading days. But it’s not just the ASX – it’s a similar story playing out around the world.
It’s chardonnay and cold sweats on the trading floor in a manic market
Investors have spent the week sweating on the whipsawing oil price and share price swings. Only one thing is for sure – no one knows what happens next.
Aussie dollar jumps on oil shock as big four banks tip two rate rises
Banks and traders are expecting a rate increase from the RBA next week, which has lit a fire under the Australian dollar just as oil jumps back above $US100 a barrel.
Bonds flash red as markets wake up to Trump’s poisoned TACO
Even as a record amount of oil was released from reserves, yields pushed higher and crude prices rose. Investors are seeing there’s no easy way out of the mess.
AustralianSuper calls for end to 30-year ban on super fund borrowing
In a proposal that has split the sector, the big fund wants to be able to issue bonds and debt instruments to boost investment power in times of crisis.
US core inflation poised to accelerate in March, April
Investors should anticipate a potential headline increase of 3 per cent this month from a year ago and 3.5 per cent in April, one economist says.
Just watching the Strait of Hormuz misses the bigger point: Lazard boss
While the market’s glued to every titbit of news about the crucial waterway, there are much bigger things going on.
Traders, major banks point to rate rise next week on Iran oil shock
Markets and economists increasingly expect an increase this month after hawkish comments from Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser in a podcast this week.
