Financial Market Conditions
Over the past month the ongoing trade dispute between US and China coupled with the prospect of a hard Brexit resulted in a high level of volatility in financial markets.
The ongoing trade dispute between the US and China did not get any closer to resolution over the past month. While Presidents’ Trump and […]
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Financial Market Conditions
Over the past month the ongoing trade dispute between US and China coupled with a more dovish interest rate outlook by the US federal reserve created volatility in financial markets around the globe.
The ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China dominated headlines and drove the direction of financial markets in November. […]
Financial Market Conditions
Global financial markets experienced some volatility over the past month as equity markets around the globe continued to grapple with the prospects of higher interest rates.
Mixed economic data out of the US, stalled Brexit negotiations and Italian budgetary issues caused volatility in global equity market during October. Early in the month US 10-year […]
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Introduction
Councils that found themselves with the requirement for significant levels of debt in the 1980s and early 1990’s when interest rates were at historic highs, felt under pressure to minimise borrowings. The legacy of those times has been a factor […]
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Using debt, is an effective way to provide services and infrastructure without the need for dramatic rises in council rates and to effectively spread the repayment of the cost of the assets over the ratepayers who will benefit from […]
Financial Market Conditions
Global financial markets were relatively stable over the past month as emerging market contagion fears subsided.
Fears of a broader emerging markets economic crisis dissipated over the past month after Turkey lifted its benchmark interest rate by 6.25% to 24%. While this move stabilised its currency the long-term prospects for the Turkish economy are […]
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Financial Market Conditions
Global financial markets saw some volatility over the past month primarily driven an emerging economic crisis in Turkey and contagion fears associated with emerging economies.
Early in the month, tension between the US and Turkey saw the US impose higher tariffs on Turkish aluminium and steel imports. These actions placed pressure on the already […]
Financial Market Conditions
Global financial markets were relatively stable over the past month with trade tensions between the US and China remaining the only real point of friction.
Trade tension between the US and China simmered over the past month with reports of different parts of the US economy benefiting and suffering as a result of trade […]
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