China’s economy enters 2021 with momentum, but expected to slow across the year.

Markets responded at the end of the week to Joe Biden’s proposals for stimulating the US economy.

Bond yields were already on the rise before Fed chairman Jerome Powell talked down the likelihood of any easing in bond purchases this year.

An ensuing impeachment of the US President continues to be of little concern to the markets.

With yields rising there’s been a question mark over whether the appetite for treasury bonds is falling.

Bond yields continue to rise in the US as markets prepare for an expected multi-trillion dollar stimulus package from the President-elect.

The Morning Call is back, and the new year has kicked off pretty much where we left off.

You might have expected a positive market response as the US politicians reach agreement on a fiscal stimulus bill, particularly as Europe became the latest region to approve a vaccine.

There’s a strong expectation that the US fiscal stimulus deal will be resolved in the next few hours.