There is no rest for the wicked and so after a short pause, the RBA is back at it again. Dr Lowe raised the cash rate by another 25 bps on Tuesday with the promise of more increases if needed. Inflation may be slowly falling, but not fast enough for the...
Learn moreThe Big RBA Unwind During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the RBA pumped billions into the financial system. Now we are in the middle of the big unwind as the RBA looks to tighten financial conditions further in response to high inflation. ...
Learn moreCentral bankers were already suffering from analysis paralysis with inflation versus recession, but March has now thrown banking crises into the mix. We live in interesting times! The good news is that for the investor, there are gains to be had in vari...
Learn moreAfter ten consecutive interest rate rises, the RBA finally decided to pause. The interest rate remains at 3.5 percent. There is always a lagged response to interest rate rises but it has taken a while for the Australian economy to slow down. On top ...
Learn moreChart of the Month - March 2023 Are bad loans to Commercial Real Estate (CRE) the next stage of the US banking crisis? The inflation-recession dichotomy has been busted by a US and Swiss banking crisis. Duration risk and an old fashioned bank ru...
Learn moreThe risk-adjusted returns in Australia’s emerging private debt sector consistently beat comparable investments in the more sophisticated markets of Europe and the US, says Christian Brehm, CEO of FC Capital. Australia’s i...
Learn moreSYDNEY | WEDNESDAY, 22 MARCH 2023 Type of announcement – new fund launch Fund Name: FC Senior Credit Fund I FC Capital announces new closed-ended private credit fund Sydney based FC Capital, an alternative asset management firm w...
Learn moreInterest rates will still need to rise higher and for longer, but there are signs in Australia and the major economies that a slowdown is coming. How fast that slowdown occurs will determine the actions of central banks over the next year. What is h...
Learn moreOn 7 March, the RBA did what was expected and raised the official interest rates by 25 bps to 3.60 percent. It was the tenth increase in a row. More increases will come this year, but we should start to see a slowdown in rate increases going forward. Th...
Learn moreThe Australian economy has many commentators puzzled. Interest rates and inflation have risen to their highest levels in years but households seem to be ok: unemployment remains low and household spending keeps increasing. The only sign of stress seems ...
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