The Bank of England’s intervention by buying bonds (i.e., restarting QE) has helped calm things. Unfortunately, the return to QE may just add to inflationary pressures if it has to be sustained for long.

Dr Phil Lowe has a Bud Fox moment ahead on Tuesday when he and his Board decide whether to slug us another 0.5% on our home loans.

The choppy ride in markets continues unabated, with the ASX200 losing more than 9% over the last month, but gaining over 1.4% on Thursday.

Anyone hoping the current stock market sell-off will end soon should be warned that this volatility with a downside inclination could be here for a couple of months.

With stock and house prices falling, why is the RBA worrying about a rival for bitcoin?

Share markets fell sharply again over the last week in response to another round of hawkish rate hikes pushing up bond yields and adding to recession fears.

There's a lot predicted to go wrong with the economy and stock markets but is it all believable?

It looks like interest rate rises that are killing stock prices aren’t hurting retail sales. Why is this so?

With the RBA having increased home loan repayments by 25% in five months, borrowers are drastically cutting back their borrowings. Will house prices take crash?

The recent rebound in shares from their June lows has lacked the cyclical leadership normally seen in new bull markets, while earnings revisions remain negative.

I know what’s happening to stock markets is only temporary rock n’ roll but I like to think that eventually, the mood will swing to a 'buy time'.

Clearly many have learned that ‘buy the dip’ is not a foolproof strategy; alternatively, the dip has simply not been big enough to tempt many to part with their cash!