The rapid growth in debt has now slowed in China. What’s next?

The state of the yield curve is beginning to dominate conversations about the market. Here’s what it means.

ANZ Wealth’s CIO looks at predictions for a volatile market this quarter.

Crashes aside, don’t expect a repeat of the double-digit market returns of 2017.

It’s been 10 years since the GFC and the strength in markets endures. But for how long?

When the US Federal Reserve raises interest rates we assume that means tighter financial conditions leading to a slower economy and knock-on impacts to the share market. However, reality is not quite that simple.

The post-financial crisis environment has been described by a number of start-stop recoveries – signs of recovery emerge, markets respond, but then something short-circuits the improvement. In our view, however, there is little on the economic horizon to short-circuit the current recovery.

The headwinds of 2016 are behind us. As we look ahead, financial conditions and monetary policy all look supportive of growth but global political upheaval, trade uncertainty and a US economy already long in the tooth remain concerns.

The market reaction to the news Britain has voted to leave the European Union has been strong –not unsurprisingly given markets expected the vote to swing the other way.