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Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... erupt (again) between the Democrats and the Republicans as they engage in oratory battle over the US debt ceiling. US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew brought this to the fore last night when he appealed to Congress to raise the ceiling from the current ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... bond valuations to fall-as global volatility continued. "Just recently we've seen Australian bond yields following US Treasury yields higher on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will begin tapering its economic stimulus program from September," ...

US delays tax avoidance law by 6 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The US Treasury Department has postponed a new law designed to crack down on offshore tax avoidance by US citizens by six months. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) requires foreign banks, insurance companies and asset managers to report ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... The report reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve would soon begin tapering its bond-buying program, and sent US Treasury yields sharply higher. But, after a mid-morning dip, stocks pulled back and stayed higher through to the close.. LONDON - European ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... ended the day decisively lower on concerns about the Chinese economy but rallied well above their intraday lows as US Treasury yields retreated. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 139.54 (0.94 per cent) to 14,659.86. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... fell 7.39 (0.22 per cent) to 3,357.25. Indices in France, Germany and the UK all opened higher, but tumbled after US Treasury interest rates move sharply higher at midday. US stocks also swooned, but later recovered after several lurches up and down ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... price changes because of a lack of significant economic data. St George economist Janu Chan said there was a weakening US Treasury bonds and a fall in sharemarkets during the overnight session. The two asset classes usually move in opposite directions. ...

US tax abolition to pave way for super fund inv

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
New reforms announced by US President Obama to abolish the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) will create a substantial opportunity for direct property and infrastructure investors, according to Russell Investments. Under current rules ...

Windham looks to bring systemic risk strategy to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... systemic risk metric, which Windham calls the 'absorption ratio', has been cited by the Financial Stability Board and the US Treasury in the work they have been doing on systemically important institutions. The strategy is now ready to be brought to ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... fund managers. Stewart adds that investors positioning for a bond bubble may still miss out on falling yields. "While US Treasury spreads have edged slightly higher, the Fed target for pulling back quantitative easing of 6.5% unemployment is still a ...