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The Fed added Quantitative Easing (QE) to its monetary policy toolbox in 2008. At the time, the financial system was imploding. Fed Chair Ben Bernanke bought $1.5 trillion U.S. Treasury and...
Markets are on edge ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting. I believe the Fed will lean hawkish with its messaging as inflation fears return. Contrary to the consensus view, there...
It was an implied volatility day yesterday ahead of the VIX expiration this morning. The important level for the VIX is 14, and as of yesterday, the VIX closed at 13.8. Vixperiation officially...
The momentum factor has been revived in recent months, led by powerful rallies among AI-related stocks and Healthcare sector behemoths Two companies, one from each space, hold investor events this...
Asian share markets are in a fairly good mood but all eyes remain on what the Fed will say and do overnight at its FOMC meeting with currency markets largely unchanged. Australian stocks are going...
Commonwealth social security payments have been lifted in line with inflation as of 20 March, bolstering the budgets of some of the most vulnerable amongst us. Key points Government payments...
Wall Street was able to extend its solid start to the new trading week with confidence building going into the Fed’s next interest rate meeting. The US Dollar Index was up more than 0.2% for the...
Analysts are debating if last week’s sticky inflation news is the death knell for a June cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve. This much is clear: the recent run of news isn’t encouraging for...
Stocks rallied on Monday, ahead of an eventful two days. Meanwhile, the market is also busy repricing its rate path for the Fed policy, with Fed Futures now seeing fewer than three rate cuts in...
Asian share markets are in mixed mood as both the BOJ and RBA meetings put some volatility into local currencies as well as stocks, with dovishness sending them both down against USD. Wall Street is...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board chose to keep the cash rate at a 12-year high at its March meeting. Key points The RBA board held the cash rate at 4.35% It noted it might be some time...
Wall Street was able to start the new trading week with confidence going into a volatile period as major central banks set their interest rates again, with the RBA the first cab off the rank today....
Asian share markets are putting in fairly strong sessions as the trading week restarts with currency markets still under the weight of a stronger USD in the wake of firmer than expected domestic US...
WA's new Student Assistance Payment aims to ease the burden of school expenses on parents and guardians. Key points The WA Government will provide $103.5 million of support payments to families of...
The Kick Starter offer is an additional 0.50% p.a that is added on to the ongoing variable Savings Accelerator rate for the introductory term, up to balances of $500,000. Key points ING adds new...