Heading for the buffers? Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey. UPI May 26, 2023 UK bonds are in meltdown again – what does that mean for pensions? Expert Q&A David McMillan, University of Stirling UK bonds are again close to the levels that caused a pensions crisis in autumn 2022.
Alf Ribeiro/Shutterstock March 4, 2021 Vital Signs: In the battle over interest rates, it’d be unwise to bet against the RBA Richard Holden, UNSW Sydney The Reserve Bank has limitless access to Australian dollars and a reputation to protect.
Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock August 5, 2020 Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town Zimbabwe wants to issue a sovereign bond to raise $3.5 billion it has agreed to pay as compensation to white farmers, but the economic and political conditions aren’t conducive to such an issuance.
Boxing Day sale. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP July 29, 2020 We’ve just sold $15 billion 31-year bonds. What’s a bond? Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University To understand what bonds are, it helps to see a picture.