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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... growth. The ECB has rolled out key changes to interest rates and other anti-deflation measures which lifted the euro, US Treasuries, and equities. This has helped give Australian equities a boost on Friday morning, IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... Spring has finally sprung! But wait! If this is the case, why is the US bond market also happy? Yields on 10-year US Treasuries are lower now (2.51%) - bond prices are higher - than they were when the deep freeze instilled doubts over US growth - (3.04% ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... safety. Share markets on Wall Street, Europe and in Asia fell heavily along with commodity prices. German bonds and US treasuries rose. "Generally everything is lower this morning - particularly the stocks that have run up the most in nickel and copper ...

May worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... bear market began in October" -- "...bond investors started to migrate away from junk bonds toward more conservative Treasuries (TLT) well before stocks peaked." "How does the ratio of junk bonds vs. Treasuries look today? Answer - concerning for stocks ...

Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... chairing the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The S&P 500 index fell by as much as 1.2% and yields on 10-year US Treasuries spiked by as much as 12 basis points overnight - before closing down 0.6% and up 10bps, respectively - spooked by the implication ...

Pickle wrapped in a bind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... sure though, the Fed will deduct another US$10 bil from its monthly asset shopping budget. The flow into safe-haven US Treasuries due to Crimea allows it to continue withdrawals without sending yields on the tenners higher.

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... ad) "down, down, deeper and down" overnight. The headlines have easily pinpointed the cause... "U.S. Stocks Retreat, Treasuries Rally on Ukraine, China" (Bloomberg) "Increased Ukraine worries hit stocks, drive up yen" (Reuters) "Equities plunge on rising ...

Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... and prayin' that their slump takes Wall Street down with it, or for a more life-altering event...send the yield on US Treasuries up, up and away.A Then maybe, just maybe, the Fed would come out with a kinder surprise...like it did in September. "Try ...

China heading for debt disaster, sure sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... Imagine what would happen if China suffered a debt disaster...it would have to call on its debt to these nations (sell US Treasuries and euro bonds). China holds around US$1.1 trillion of US Treasuries and guesstimated to be holding around US$900 billion ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... week have lifted in recent weeks, although the consensus view remains that the Fed will begin in March," she said. "US treasuries at the longer end strengthened, with yields on 10-year and 30-year notes lower (prices higher). "Weaker-than-expected price ...