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Deflation is the Darth Vader of the economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... price-setting has increased and could adversely affect medium-term price developments." This is the same day that former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told his audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2015 that, "Deflation and secular stagnation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... Alibaba added 3.35 percent, Amazon 2.8 percent and Google 2.3 percent. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury rose to 1.85 percent from 1.81 percent Tuesday, while the 30-year jumped to 2.44 percent from 2.40 percent. Bond prices and ...

Standard Life Inv strengthens strategy team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... with Ziff Brothers Investments as senior economist. He has also worked for the International Monetary Fund and the US Treasury Department. Based in Edinburgh, Faulkner-MacDonagh will report directly to the head of global strategy Andrew Milligan. Wolf ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... into per share earnings of 97 cents, two cents above analyst forecasts. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury rose to 2.28 per cent from 2.23 per cent on Wednesday, while the 30-year advanced to 3.05 per cent from 3.00 per cent. Prices ...

US bond yields zipped by ZIRP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... fetching at the birth of 2014. What's interesting Virginia, is that this is happening despite the Fed reducing its US Treasury purchases by US$5 billion at each and every Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting starting in January this year. Successive ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... that has [been] a needless drag on our economy." The bill being approved by Congress has been welcomed by investors. US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was reported last week saying that if the debt ceiling wasn't raised from 27 February the US was likely ...

Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... over-reaction. This view was reinforced by the Fed's decision in September not to reduce its $85 billion monthly purchases of US Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. "The chorus that rates must go higher has not proven the basis for a successful ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
Australian shares have rallied to a fresh five-year high following news former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers with withdrawn his candidacy to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. Mr Summers' decision means Professor Janet Yellen, the Fed's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... far as its likely impact on the Federal Reserve's decision on when to scale back its aggressive bond-buying program. US Treasury bond yields have been rising as better economic data has fuelled speculation the Federal Reserve will soon taper the program. ...

One-third of US federal workers could retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... its slowdown although there are fears of renewed rumblings of another Congress showdown over the debt ceiling. The US Treasury yesterday warned that without a new debt ceiling deal that by mid-October they will have to suspend payments to some of the ...