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T. Rowe Price has warned the Reserve Bank of Australia could change its policy guidance abruptly as it upgrades it economic forecasts. ...

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Funds management

Inflation is likely to increase in the short-term but this will not be lasting given high unemployment and the ongoing slack in the economy on the services side....

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Funds management

Reflation issues with bond markets and central banks will continue through 2021, according to First Sentier Investors....

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Funds management

As we continue to see a shift in policy, it will be a case of “lower for even longer” for yields, according to Schroders....

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Funds management

Central banks love the “talk the talk but then walk away” when it comes to stimulus, according to Nikko Asset Management’s head of Australian fixed income, Darren Langer....

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Expert Analysis

Rates are likely to be lower for longer globally, writes Daniel Gerard, so it is up to advisers to help adjust their clients’ return expectations to the new rate environm...

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Expert Analysis

Central banks are using unprecedented levels of stimulus to support the economy, writes Kerry Craig, leaving investors with expensive bond prices and record low interest ...

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Features

Laura Dew writes that emergency rate cut by central banks worldwide will create a tough environment for global bonds funds in the future....

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Funds management

The move by the Reserve Bank of Australia to a policy of fiscal stimulus away from monetary policy could cause a supply/demand battle and increased volatility as the cent...

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Funds management

Australian shares are likely to return 9% in 2020 but the catastrophic bushfire season could lead to a noticeable negative disruption in economic activity, according to A...

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Funds management

The global economic growth is expected to edge higher in 2020 while the US/China trade tensions will see a calmer period, according to BlackRock....

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Funds management

Investors need to watch out for trade tensions, weakening macroeconomic momentum, and the spread between quality and value, according to Martin Currie....

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Funds management

The rise of negative bonds yields starts with how central banks set interest rates, according to Quay Global Investors....

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Funds management

The prospect of central banks globally cutting rates – as our own Reserve Bank has done twice already – has seen equities stocks rise and bond yields do the reverse, rais...

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