Is it time to own bonds?
Owning bonds in an easing cycle seems like an obvious trade – and usually the right one. It is unlikely to be any different this time. But timing is important and so too...
Owning bonds in an easing cycle seems like an obvious trade – and usually the right one. It is unlikely to be any different this time. But timing is important and so too...
As central banks rev up their monetary policy easing cycles, thoughts will undoubtedly turn to the extent of rate cuts that we are likely to see over the cycle.
The monetary easing cycle within the G10 countries is slowly kicking into gear.
Investors want to buy assets ahead of a possible surge in prices as they know that the last two easing cycles have created what many describe as “everything bubbles”.
At the moment, it seems that the Fed is expected to start the easing cycle, at least in terms of rate cuts, before major European central banks such as the ECB and BoE.
Are central banks starting an easing cycle well ahead of major central banks such as the Fed and ECB taking a risk with their currencies? The recent slump in the Polish...