This week brings the key November US non farm payrolls report. Market expectations are for a strong increase in employment (~175,000), an acceleration in wage growth (2.9%) and lower unemployment (4.8%). If the data meets (or exceeds) expectations, we would expect the interest rate futures market to increase the probability of further rate hikes in 2017 which would lead to [...]
Click here to access the BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 25 November 2016.
Click here to access the BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 24 November 2016.
Click here to access the BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 23 November 2016.
Following the surprise election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States, bond markets around the world have been sent into chaos. With many of Trump’s policies reflecting a pro-growth agenda, inflation expectations (a primary driver of long term interest rates) has surged taking both the Australian and US 10-Year government bond yield along for the ride. [...]
Click here to access the BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 22 November 2016.
In December 2014, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) wrote to all Australian Deposit-Taking Institutions (ADIs) stating that mortgages should be stress tested under the scenario that interest rates rise at least 2% above current loan rates, setting the minimum rate (floor) at 7%. This suggestion highlighted that serviceability tests should be calibrated at an interest-rate set at a level [...]
Click here to access the BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 21 November 2016.
In Australia, many investors fail to reap the benefits of geographical diversification. The international fixed income market is more than 10 times larger than the Australian market and offers a greater variety of sectors and industries. As foreign fixed income instruments are generally denominated in the base currency of country of origin, the primary deterrent of international fixed income is [...]
Click here to access the BondAdviser Ratesheet as at 18 November 2016.
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