CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL

Yields are rising in Australia and globally as the reflation trade takes hold.

Australian 10 year bond yields have nudged 1.65 percent for the first time since May 2019.

There was a big rise in the Aussie dollar and the pound on Friday, both reaching multi-year highs.

There have been big falls in US equities overnight after higher than anticipated jobless claims, showing its not a smooth recovery for the US.

While NAB’s Commercial Property Index lifted for the second straight quarter, it was still weak and well below average.

There was a strong bounce back in US retail sales in January.

Businesses are having to adjust to a new kind of consumer, but it remains unclear which behaviours and sentiments will stick.

Equities were mixed in the US overnight, but the S&P 500 did manage to claw out a new record high, whilst the NASDAQ fell.

NAB Group Chief Economist Alan Oster talks about the latest impacts of the Coronavirus. Listen now.

America has been off work for Presidents Day, but that hasn’t stopped markets optimistically looking to a world where COVID-19 isn’t centre stage.

There’s absolutely no surprise that Donald Trump has been acquitted in Washington,

The resurgence of COVID-19 in many parts of the world towards the end of 2020, has had a negative impact on the global recovery. Whereas in Australia, economic activity continues to rebound strongly.