featured
Reading Time 4 minutes
Central banks’ efforts to keep markets stable may be creating unintended risks. Emergency lending and market backstops have encouraged highly leveraged government bond trades, potentially lowering borrowing costs while increasing financial vulnerabilities that could require further intervention during the next crisis.
17/08/2026
Technology and semiconductor shares fell sharply as investors questioned the debt financing the AI infrastructure boom and confronted higher rates and Chinese competition.
A record 11.5 million Australians now invest beyond super and property, new ASX data shows — driven by ETFs, younger and female investors, and a growing reliance on AI for financial information
Latest news
