Bond market

Isaiah Andrews & Maryam Farboodi point to bond market signals that complicate the narrative about AI technology's game-changing potential

Isaiah Andrews & Maryam Farboodi point to bond market signals that complicate the narrative about AI technology's game-changing potential

Jim O'Neill explains why the US currency has been declining despite widespread expectations to the contrary

Jim O'Neill explains why the US currency has been declining despite widespread expectations to the contrary

Jim O'Neill thinks the Trump administration may convince the rest of the world to rely less on US consumer demand

Jim O'Neill thinks the Trump administration may convince the rest of the world to rely less on US consumer demand

Jim O'Neill wonders if recent market signals will keep the new Trump Administration's radicalism in check

Jim O'Neill wonders if recent market signals will keep the new Trump Administration's radicalism in check

Market expectations of Official Cash Rate settings leaning towards cuts after the increase in unemployment this week

Market expectations of Official Cash Rate settings leaning towards cuts after the increase in unemployment this week

Ex-Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker on how quantitative easing has exposed government finances to rising interest rates

Ex-Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker on how quantitative easing has exposed government finances to rising interest rates

Mortgage rates were unmoved by the RBNZ’s big hike as traders bet any increase now will be matched with a cut later

Mortgage rates were unmoved by the RBNZ’s big hike as traders bet any increase now will be matched with a cut later

Reserve Bank outlines sale process for the bonds it bought as part of the quantitative easing programme at the start of the pandemic

Reserve Bank outlines sale process for the bonds it bought as part of the quantitative easing programme at the start of the pandemic

Treasury will likely need to borrow more to help the Reserve Bank reduce the size of its bond holdings. This could put upward pressure on interest rates

Treasury will likely need to borrow more to help the Reserve Bank reduce the size of its bond holdings. This could put upward pressure on interest rates

The RBNZ is fixed on using the OCR to eventually tighten monetary policy, and is in no rush to do so by shrinking its $54 billion bond portfolio

The RBNZ is fixed on using the OCR to eventually tighten monetary policy, and is in no rush to do so by shrinking its $54 billion bond portfolio

Auckland Council on target with its second Green Bond offer

Auckland Council on target with its second Green Bond offer

Corporate bond market risks rising as issue quality declines, covenant protections decrease, rate risks rise, and repayment obligations hit record levels

Corporate bond market risks rising as issue quality declines, covenant protections decrease, rate risks rise, and repayment obligations hit record levels