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RBA pauses in April as insolvencies pile up
Markets
RBA pauses in April as insolvencies pile up
An insolvency wave has hit the construction industry, which accounts for close to 10% of total employment in Australia. 
Sarah Dowling | 04 April 2023
Commercial property and the global credit crunch
Stocks
Commercial property and the global credit crunch
Morningstar's Alexander Prineas says Australian REITs are well placed despite concerns of a global credit crunch.
Sarah Dowling | 30 March 2023
Why bank bailouts may be making the financial system more fragile
Markets
Why bank bailouts may be making the financial system more fragile
Morningstar's James Gruber says the bailouts of SVB and Credit Suisse have received little pushback, yet they should as they make another financial...
James Gruber | 28 March 2023
UBS-Credit Suisse deal: This great banking nation now looks like a banana republic
Markets
UBS-Credit Suisse deal: This great banking nation now looks like a banana republic
Over years working in global capital markets, I transacted billions of dollars of bond issues with Credit Suisse, Swiss Bank Corp and UBS. I never...
Graham Hand | 23 March 2023
Fed raises rates, but uncertainty reigns amid banking crisis
Markets
Fed raises rates, but uncertainty reigns amid banking crisis
A tightening of bank lending could tilt the balance on the economy and future rate hikes or cuts.
Preston Caldwell | 22 March 2023
Credit Suisse's Demise: A Timeline of Scandal and Failures
Markets
Credit Suisse's Demise: A Timeline of Scandal and Failures
Credit Suisse is the latest, and the largest, victim of a new confidence crisis in banking. Here is the timeline of scandals, failures and...
Johanna Englundh | 21 March 2023
The weird end of Credit Suisse: Do stocks outrank hybrids now?
Fixed Income
The weird end of Credit Suisse: Do stocks outrank hybrids now?
Holders of low-ranking Credit Suisse debt are getting wiped out, but its shareholders aren't. Does this change everything?
Lukas Strobl | 20 March 2023
Why the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse is bad for bondholders
Fixed Income
Why the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse is bad for bondholders
Some Credit Suisse bond investors’ stakes were wiped out as Swiss authorities facilitated the mega merger.
Antje Schiffler | 20 March 2023
UBS should benefit from Credit Suisse takeover
Stocks
UBS should benefit from Credit Suisse takeover
Credit Suisse shareholders will feel shortchanged, but salvaging at least something is the best outcome under current circumstances.\n 
Johann Scholtz, CFA | 20 March 2023
7 undervalued US stocks that crushed earnings
Stocks
7 undervalued US stocks that crushed earnings
These stocks crushed third-quarter expectations and remain undervalued.
Jakir Hossain | 09 November 2021