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Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013

... government out of commission. The S&P 500 index closed 0.80% points higher on the day. And while the yield on 10-year US Treasuries rose, it wasn't by much. It ended 0.04 percentage point higher to 2.65% which, in turn, is still 0.35 percentage point ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013

... day! But this isn't the case. The prospect of Fed taper still has the bond market on defensive. Yields on 10-year US Treasuries rose to 2.57% last night - 4 bps up from a day before and 117 bps from a year ago. Thus, me no surprise at Bloomberg's report ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013

... for the stock market...perhaps, even better now. US equities are advancing at the same time that yields on 10-year US Treasuries have remained around 2.5%. Stocks had a different reaction back on 22 May when yields started rising above 2.0%. It's all ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013

... now Virginia. We're about to re-live the nightmare again. The problem this time is that the 'go to' asset class - US Treasuries -- during times like these are the very ones that are being hammered more and their volatility spiking way up into the stratosphere. ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013

... sooner rather than later. The prospect of reduced money printing by the US central bank sent the yield on 10-year US Treasuries soaring from a five-month low of 1.63% on the 2nd of May to around 2.21% currently. US bond prices - as measured by the JP ...

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013

... Equity markets are now turning on their head with investors, according to reports, rotating back into the 'safety' of US Treasuries. Stupid, right? Stupid why? Stupid why is because the death of QE would hit bonds more than it does equities. Yet, we ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013

... consumer prices fell 0.4 per cent in April and annual inflation was 1.1 per cent. St George economist Janu Chan said US Treasuries and Australian bond futures prices strengthened after the disappointing figures. "Sentiment weakened with the run of US ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

... purchases (quantitative easing) for longer." Ms Chan said the continuation of quantitative easing helped support US Treasuries prices. At 0830 AEST on Thursday, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 96.750 (implying a yield of 3.250 per ...

Follow the money

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013

... shiny metal to the CBs - it was what they termed, a "non-appreciating, non-interest bearing asset. So they went for US Treasuries which, over the same period, fell from 4.53% to below 2.0%. That was until the CB's agreed not sell more than 2,000 tonnes ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013

... those trillions of yen seeking higher yields. PIMCO boss, Bill Gross, anticipates that some of these will flow onto US Treasuries. He's reportedly raised his holdings of US 10-year bonds to 33% of the Total Return Fund's assets in March because, "This ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA | 10:47AM

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI | 12:24PM

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI | 12:21PM

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO | 12:09PM

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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