Investors are watching inflation carefully, worried that a boiling over of prices will ruin the expected strong pandemic recovery although analysts believe Europe faces much less of a risk than the United States.
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Central banks, including the RBA, are facing a direct assault on their power and authority.
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As if there wasn t enough uncertainty and chaos in the world.
The past 18 months have seen a global pandemic that has taken the lives of millions and created hardship and misery for many more. Add to that the rising tensions among the world s superpowers and political instability across the developed world, capped off by ugly scenes at the centre of the world s biggest democracy as hordes of angry protesters stormed the Capitol.
The selloff in U.S. Treasuries may finally give the bourses of Frankfurt, Paris or Milan a decisive edge for 2021 after five straight years of underperformance against Wall Street.
Indian stocks fell sharply on Friday, reflecting their Asian peers, after the US 10-year bond yield climbed to 1.614 percent, the highest in a year. The Indian.