Bonds/Interest Rates

As industrial production collapses in Europe, the ECB’s reluctance to follow the UK and US down the quantitative easing path is forcing some hard decisions.

Stock finished lower on Wall Street last night as investors looked to lock in profit after three weeks of big gains.

A not so bad GDP revision and a successful 7-year bond auction last night gave the Dow another 174 points worth of legs.

At the last G20 meeting, leaders pledged to collectively do everything it takes to save the world. Ahead of the next one, cracks are appearing in the coalition.

While many expect rate cuts will resume at the RBA’s April meeting, one more voice has joined the choir predicting the rate will once again remain static.

Wall Street exploded out of the blocks last night but got a big scare around midday. Dow up 89.

One of the world’s largest holders of US dollar assets will press for a move away from the dollar at the upcoming G20 meeting.

Wall Street unsurprisingly gave back some gains last night as all markets reversed recent frantic moves. Dow down 115.

Now that Japanese retail investors have been severely burnt and interest rate differentials have evaporated the yen carry trade is in hibernation.

Commodity prices soared last night as the US dollar continued to tumble. Dow down 85.