What do you get when you throw a 32-year-fixed-income veteran into the room with a 32-year-old fixed income millennial? The Rate Debate.
Darren Langer and Chris Rands are seasoned fixed income specialists with a deep passion for bond markets and an opinion on just about everything. And while they may sit facing each other at work, they don’t always see eye-to-eye.
Tune-in each month to hear their take on the RBA’s interest rate decision and other macro matters that are influencing markets.
Episode 25: Tuesday 1st March 2022
RBA ends QE and pushes back on rate hike
The RBA continued to keep rates on hold this month even though Inflation picked up more quickly than they expected. The length of time it took to resolve supply chain problems, which have been pushing up prices continues to be a source of uncertainty regarding the inflation outlook, as are developments in global energy markets. With Russia’s war with Ukraine continuing to play out, and the market slowly recovering from a pandemic, what’s the outlook for interest rates?
Tune in to hear Darren and Chris discuss this in episode 25 of The Rate Debate.