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Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... the 2.5-2.75% range, significantly short of its potential 3% rate. "Put simply, an environment of a flat to inverse yield curve invariably points to weaker economic outcomes," said Gibbs. "Should the yield curve become more extreme, then I would say ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... according to an industry expert. Added pressure from foreign borrowing and high bank demand looks set to distort the yield curve even further, says Roger Bridges, head of fixed income at Tyndall AM. "We just don't have enough there," said Bridges. "The ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Seems to me that the contagion stops at Germany. Or it could be a harbinger of a German recession. Nah. The German yield curve remains positively-sloped. The German economy went into a recession in the third quarter of 2008 - two quarters after the yield ...

Digit says recession averted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... growth) and recession (maybe even deep depression) from one week to the next. Instead, tell me about the positive US yield curve or about the ISM manufacturing index - they both signal that America is not about to head the R path. You want positive equity ...

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... reasons to take a contrarian stance. Speculations of a US double-dip are premature at this point. Just look at the US yield curve. Yes, correct! It's still positive. Based on the data I have available (since 1970), American recessions have always been ...

Retail bank deposits hit $62bn in Dec qtr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... November 2010 that, "The cash rate remains a major influence on banks' funding costs, providing the anchor point for the yield curve."

Rise of Asia bonds: Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
Asia's appeal as multi-trillion dollar bond hub is set to accelerate as the region primes itself to become a key alternative funding source for investors, said the chief financial officer of the $147 billion Temasek Holdings. Leong Wai Leng, chief financial ...

Me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... indicators such as the leading index of economic indicators, the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing indices and the yield curve point to continued improvement. And just yesterday, we saw the latest data on consumer confidence, personal spending ...

Waiting to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... rate. At 0-0.25 percent, it's already down on the ground. But the Fed can nudge down interest rates further along the yield curve by reinvesting the proceeds (principal and interest) from its mortgage-backed securities portfolio. Expectations alone have ...

Contagion has already happened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... risk-free return of 1.5 per cent right there! Multiply 1.5 by millions of dollars and... voila! The miracle of the yield curve at work. Now decide, be spooked by the Greece or kick yourself later.