Week in review
The prospect of two further rate cuts puts more pressure on the Australian dollar, while evidence builds for a rate rise in the US
Opinion
Last night the US Fed released their carefully watched minutes from October’s meeting which made it quite clear they thought a December increase in rates was needed
Opinion
Robert Shiller, Nobel Prize winner, wrote an article recently that brings some common sense to some of the uninformed commentary seen in the mainstream Australian media recently about so called "bond bubbles"
Opinion
A US bond insurer, Assured Guaranty recently had its credit rating upgraded leading to positive news for two Australian entities: Envestra and MPC which issue bonds insured or "wrapped" by Assured Guaranty.