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Global X debuts US corporate bond ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... in the US, driven by events like the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and persistent interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. "... many investors are consequently looking to bonds as a safe haven," he said. "Only a month ago, US 12-month treasuries ...

Fink warns of "slow rolling crisis"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... aggressive fiscal policy since 2008, inflation has risen to the highest levels seen since the 1980s, with the Federal Reserve responding with close to 500 basis points in rate increases. This, he said, was the first domino to drop. "Bond markets were ...

HSBC bails out Silicon Valley Bank UK

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... and regulators are trying to understand what led to the second biggest bank crash in its history. Overnight the Federal Reserve board announced that vice chair for supervision Michael Barr is leading a review, of the supervision and regulation of SVB ...

US agencies act to prevent crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... Treasury will make available up to US$25 billion from the Exchange Stabilisation Fund as a backstop for the BTFP, the Federal Reserve said, though noted it does not expect it will be necessary to draw on the funds. "These actions will reduce stress across ...

US interest rates may go higher than expected: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... stock market, which fell sharply and experienced selloffs, it's since regained some ground. Last week, the Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark rate slightly by 0.25% but took the stance that the increases would continue. When questioned on how inflation ...

RBA cash rate hike forecast by economists

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... again thereafter. However, Solomon is confident that the terminal rate will be much lower than in the US. The Federal Reserve will pause somewhere around 5%, he said. Meanwhile, UBS expects the RBA to hike the cash rate by 25 basis points to a peak of ...

Federal Reserve increases rates 25bp

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... the coming month. The expectation is another 25bp increase in March which will drive rates to a peak of 5%. The Federal Reserve explained inflation has eased somewhat but remains elevated. "The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation ...

Aussie shares to continue outperformance: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... Bank of Australia (RBA) policy is no longer relatively tight compared to other major central banks, including the Federal Reserve. "It has been taking a more balanced approach to returning inflation to target," he said. "Higher than expected December ...

US inflation hits one-year low

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... right track." GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller said last night's US core CPI result is vindication in the Federal Reserve's aggressive approach to contain inflation. "And adjustments going forward - meaning lower and limited policy increments ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
According to UNSW Business School associate professor Konark Saxena, the probability of a US recession is about 75%, possibly impacting several macroeconomic indicators. To bring down inflation, the US Federal Reserve must increase interest rates until ...