quantitative easing

Funds management

RBA’s action should help stabilise the bond market

A relatively strong response from the Reserve Bank of Australia and implementation of the quantitative easing should help stabilise the bond market, according to Nikko AM...

Financial planning

Tough times ahead as RBA works to protect Australian economy

Managers have praised the Reserve Bank of Australia’s efforts but warned the central bank can ‘only do so much’ to stop the tide of the worldwide economic chaos caused by...

Funds management

Mixed signals for investors entering 2020

Has the market peaked or is there more to go? It depends on which particular analyst you are listening to but there is common agreement that volatility driven by geopolit...

Funds management

Volatility levels set to spike

Investors will require a more defensive investment strategy as geopolitical uncertainty is expected to generate a spike in market volatility over the next 12 months, acco...

Expert Analysis

Are the RBA’s interest rate cuts doing more harm than good?

Anthony Doyle finds that lowering interest rates does not always increase spending on consumption....

Financial planning

JPM: RBA likely to opt for QE next year

The Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to need to use unconventional monetary policy next year, even if this is not its preferred option....

Funds management

Look to infrastructure to navigate ‘late cycle’ markets

Global markets are entering a ‘late cycle’ phase, as demonstrated by interest rate cuts, according to RARE Infrastructure....

Financial planning

Unknown consequences for quantitative tightening: Nikko

The unwinding of quantitative easing is likely to have unknown consequences, according to Nikko AM. ...

Features

A new dawn for financial markets

As the new financial year is upon us, Laura Dew examines what we can expect from markets in the year ahead as interest rates fall to historic lows and the world watches t...