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Why have emerging market bond yield premiums fallen?

1 August 2025

What’s been going on with emerging market bond yields? The spread between yields on emerging market (EM) government debt and US Treasuries has fallen to multi-year lows, amid concerns over…

How is AI impacting the Magnificent 7’s performance?

25 July 2025

How have the Magnificent 7 fared in 2025? The Magnificent 7 tech stocks, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, and Alphabet, now account for around 35% of the S&P 500…

Will Trump undermine the Federal Reserve’s independence?

18 July 2025

Why does Trump want to replace Powell? US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has kept interest rates on hold at 4.25-4.5% at every meeting this year, stating at the European…

Defence stocks rocket on geopolitical uncertainty and new spending commitments

10 July 2025

How much have countries increased defence spending? Following US President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for allies to start pulling their weight in defence spending, the member countries in the North…

Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” passes congress: But what does it mean for markets?

4 July 2025

When did Trump’s bill pass? Following the US senate’s 51-50 approval of Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ earlier in the week, the US house of representatives has also voted 218-214 last…

July 9th tariff deadline approaches: What next for Trump tariffs?

2 July 2025

What’s the significance of July 9th for Trump’s policy agenda? On April 9th 2025, President Trump announced a 90-day pause on his country specific tariffs (excluding China), reducing them to…

US strikes Iranian nuclear facilities: Where to now for markets?

25 June 2025

Where has the US attacked? President Trump announced on Sunday that US forces have hit three Iranian nuclear facilities, including the uranium enrichment site at Fordow, which officials previously said…

Takeover bid for Santos: What is the role of natural gas going forward?

20 June 2025

What is the offer for Santos (ASX:STO)? The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the state-owned oil company of the UAE, and led by its investment arm XRG, has made…

How does Australian housing affordability stack up?

13 June 2025

How unaffordable is Australian housing? Australia’s average house price has passed $1 million for the first time ever in the March quarter of 2025, rising 0.7% as Sydney and Melbourne’s…

Why have the US dollar and government bond yields broken their correlation?

6 June 2025

What has happened to the USD and bond yields?  The US dollar and US government bond yields have typically tended to exhibit a positive relationship in recent years, as higher…

Why have Japanese government bond yields hit record highs?

30 May 2025

What has been going on with Japanese bond yields? Japan’s core inflation rate climbed at its fastest rate in more than two years in April, increasing to 3.5% year-on-year, above…

Moody’s cuts AAA credit rating for US debt

23 May 2025

Why has Moody’s downgraded US debt? Moody’s has lowered its credit rating for US government debt from AAA – the highest investment-grade rating – to AA1, joining Fitch Ratings and…

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