In recent weeks the interest rate on 10 Year Australian Government bonds hit their highest points in more than 15 years. It was back in May/June 2011 when the bonds…
Real Estate Developers Under Pressure: How it spilled into Private Credit. Bathla Group Administration Headlines this week have been focused on the voluntary administration of Bathla Group, a major western…
The year 2025 made some very handy returns for investors. With a tail wind from interest rates cuts in most countries during the year ‘risk assets’ did very well. The…
Another financial year is drawing to a close. Have you done your best financially? Now is the time to go through our check list and see if any of our…
Our previous post mentioned some particular asset returns from 2024. We also mentioned the divergence in Bonds, where short rates are coming down, yet long term rates have been going…
RETURNS HAVE BEEN GOOD – EVEN EXCEPTIONAL! Financial market returns in 2024 have been favourable for most sectors, but none more so than crypto. Bitcoin was up 150% during 2024,…
The big news today is the return of Donald J. Trump to as 47th President of the USA. Poll’s had it too close to call. But the betting markets had…
In the world of finance, the relationship between the Official Cash Rate and bond yields typically follows a predictable pattern: when the RBA or the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates,…
It was a great financial year for markets. Although things looked a bit shaky in September and October 2023 it was in early November that the markets perked up, and…
Our first chart in this update shows the 12 month returns for some of the major markets that investors generally have exposure to. (we use these common exchange traded funds…