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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... reflecting the persistent weakness of the US job market. Bond prices surged as investors flocked to the safety of US government debt, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury note sinking to a new record low. The 10-year yield stood below 1.72 per cent ...

Local instos eye US equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... pipped to return to former strength by MFS Investment Management's chief investment strategist. Despite the US government debt crisis, US equities are the biggest opportunity for institutional investors with profits to potentially rise over the next ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... debt-cutting goals and that Germany would drop support to the latest Greece bailout plan. The global jitters sent US government debt, a traditional safe-haven asset, briefly surging to new record highs. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... after the US data, down from $1.4510 on Monday. At the same time, euro losses were limited by news of a successful government debt auction in Italy. Italy on Tuesday raised 7.7 billion euros ($A10.5 billion) via a bond issue but paid much lower rates ...

Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... Japanese who own 20%, the UK 6% and combined oil exporting countries who own about 5%. Another twist is that most government debt is owed to each countrys' voters so we need to put even these figures into perspective. Other moves to watch are what each ...

NZ Govt to enrol extra 1m into Kiwisaver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... million members will require the NZ government to increase borrowings by $A600 million. New Zealand's national government debt is estimated to be 31% of GDP. In Australia the corresponding figure is less than 20%. According to figures available on the ...

Moody's does an S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... According to Moody's website, "The rating downgrade is prompted by large budget deficits and the build-up in Japanese government debt since the 2009 global recession. Several factors" (in particular, the 11 March earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster) ...

Fed policy options galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... corporate bonds, commercial paper, bank loans, and mortgages) deemed eligible as collateral. Option 6. "...buy foreign government debt... Potentially, this class of assets offers huge scope for Fed operations, as the quantity of foreign assets eligible ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... contracts traded. CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said the domestic share market reacted with shock to US government debt being downgraded by ratings agency Standard and Poor's from AAA to AA+. "But investors seem to have calmed down a bit this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... after a horror Friday appear to have been dashed after ratings agency Standard and Poor's downgraded United States government debt from AAA to AA+. At 0624 AEST on the ASX 24 on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down five points ...