Interest rates

Australia's Reserve Bank is continuing with quantitative easing and rock-bottom interest rates, while New Zealand is tightening up fiscal policy. With house prices skyrocketing in both countries, what could happen to AUD/NZD?

2021-11-30T14:55:21+0000

The FTSE 100 fell 3.64% yesterday. Losing 266 points, it was its biggest one-day drop since March 2020. Could the Omicron variant cause a further fall, or will the FTSE 100 swiftly recover?

2021-11-27T12:40:00+0000

The tech-heavy NASDAQ composite index hit a record high of 16,205 points on Monday. But with Jerome Powell set to continue as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, tightening monetary policy could take the wind out of its sails.

2021-11-24T13:57:10+0000

The FTSE 100 lost 1,000 points when the Bank of England increased the base interest rate in 2018. As inflation soars and consumers are hit by a cost-of-living crisis, the blue-chip index could see its recent rally end.

2021-11-19T23:05:38+0000

At 23,540 points today, the FTSE 250 is only 2.7% below its record of 24,194 it hit on 3 September. And with the base interest rate remaining at 0.1%, it could go further.

2021-11-08T14:30:25+0000

Singapore’s second largest bank saw its Q3 net profit rise by 19% year-on-year.

2021-11-03T08:36:37+0000

The Federal Reserve look set to begin tapering, but will markets continue to take it in their stride?

2021-11-02T14:32:04+0000

The RBA is expected to keep the cash rate on hold, but will it end yield curve control as inflation pressures mount?

2021-11-01T05:01:48+0000