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Liquidity Insights

Discover our vast array of liquidity insights covering global investment news and trends that may impact your cash portfolios

LATEST LIQUIDITY COMMENTARY

European Central Bank: Turning words into actions

The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing council (GC) decided to “significantly increase” monthly Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program (PEPP) purchases over the second quarter of 2021, based on the recent evolution of financing conditions and inflation outlook.

Bank of England put negative rates on the long finger

The Bank of England (BoE) has postponed a decision on negative interest rates for at least six months with the probability of negative rates declining sharply due to the expectation of a strong vaccine-led recovery.

Chinese taper tantrum

The surprise withdrawal of liquidity by the People’s Bank of China in the last week of January triggered a spike in short-term interest rates. Aidan Shevlin, International Head of Liquidity Fund Management, shared his perspectives on China’s monetary policy.

China’s onshore corporate bond market – understanding recent market volatility

China’s bond market has seen an unusual wave of defaults over the past month – triggering a jump in credit spreads and raising investor concerns. Find out the implications to cash investments and why independent credit research remains important.

Market & Portfolio Commentary

Read the latest review of Global Liquidity market and portfolio commentary across the Americas, Asia Pacific, as well as Europe and UK.

China’s interest rate pivot

The combination of a central bank policy pivot, better economic data and market technical factors contrived to end China’s bond bull market – but is the upward momentum sustainable, and what are the implications for investors?

Understanding zero interest rates

We examine how ZIRP works, its impacts, likely timeframe, whether we expect rates to go negative (spoiler: we don’t) and options available to liquidity investors.

Navigating through liquidity events and market volatility

Our investment team navigated through the recent market volatility and, with the help of our clients, weathered through the market storm.

A letter from our CEO John Donohue

Hear how Global Liquidity stayed steadfast in our commitment to clients over the past two months.

A look into Libor reform and current elevated spreads

Libor spreads are elevated, indicating cheapness in the funding markets, but we expect them to normalize in the near to medium term.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has stepped up

Learn from Global Liquidity Portfolio Manager, Aidan Shevlin, about latest monetary policies in Hong Kong and how that impacts HKD interest rates and investors.