Bond flash: Rotation to shorter bonds as rate risks rise
Due to robust demand from investors seeking higher income, the strong annual net bond issuance by non-financial corporations experienced over 2025 is expected to persist into 2026. However, Australian bond investors are actively rotating into shorter-dated securities as of February 2026, due to a significant divergence in interest rate outlooks between Australia and the United States. While
Benjamin Netanyahu moves up meeting with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit United States President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss negotiations with Iran. Netanyahu’s statement ahead of their next meeting indicates that he is concerned that the U.S. might pursue a narrow nuclear deal with Iran that will not address other Israeli concerns and wants to try to influence the president. “The prime minister belie
Washington Post publisher resigns amidst mass layoffs
Chief executive and publisher of The Washington Post, Will Lewis, has resigned, just days after shocking mass layoffs were announced for the outlet. Lewis took over the roles at The Washington Post in early 2024, but prior to that had a long-spanning career at Murdoch media institutions. His decision to walk away from the masthead, owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, comes directly after
Takaichi's LDP wins two-thirds majority in Japan election
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has won a landslide victory in Sunday’s snap election, expanding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s majority. The LDP has secured a two-thirds majority of 316 seats in the country’s House of Representatives, Japanese public broadcaster NHK projects, rising from 198 seats. The Centrist Reform Alliance (CRA), the largest opposition party, saw its seats p
Warren to call on Senate to reverse Trump-UAE chip deal
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren has confirmed she will call on the Senate to reverse the sale of 500,000 AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, amidst ‘Spy Sheikh’ revelations. At the end of last month, reporting found that UAE Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchased a secret 49% stake in World Liberty Financial, a Trump family cryptocurrency venture, just days before President Donal
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