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Snakes and ladders

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010

... for the risk they're taking? Besides, given the current low level of yields, there is now little upside in holding US Treasuries. They are nearing their natural limit - zero. While this positive development out of Europe should have made Wall Street ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010

... story out of the US economy and leading into today's session. We had all those usual hotspots rear their ugly heads: US treasuries rallying, gold was up, oil was down, base metals were down, so we were never going to have a praticularly solid day," Mr ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010

... cuts, casting another shadow over an already weak labor market." The bond markets like this... very much. Yields on US Treasuries dropped. Yields on US government bonds with 5, 10 and 30-year maturities are back down to their levels at the height of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010

... Arca, Nasdaq and American Stock Exchanges was 7.97 billion, compared to last year's daily average of 9.65 billion. US Treasuries prices rose as investors moved out of riskier assets into safe-haven government debt, with the yield on the two-year Treasury ...

House call

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010

... and is 0.6 per cent lower over the year. Lower prices and falling mortgage rates - thanks to safe-haven buying of US Treasuries, thanks to the European sovereign debt crisis - should encourage more purchases going forward. Increased house purchases ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010

... that's right. They're piling back into the US dollar. Reports overnight tells of China resuming its purchases of US Treasuries in March -- the first in six months. According to Bloomberg, "Treasury holdings by China rose 2 percent in March to US$895.2 ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 12 APR 2010

... the US bond market appears to be unconvinced with the Fed's explanation. If it was, yields on 10-year benchmark US Treasuries would be coming back down, especially given the still uncertain future of Greece and its impact on the rest of Europe. Instead ...

Risk-free no more

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010

... reports that bonds offered by Berkshire Hathaway, Proctor and Gamble, Johnson and Johnson and Lowe's yield less than US Treasuries of similar maturity. According to the report, 18 March trading data show that investors are willing to accept 3.5 basis ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010

... best, US bond yields would be coming back down. Instead, they are now at pre-Lehman Bros. Levels. Yields on 10-year US Treasuries rose by more than 150 basis points from 2.25 per cent at the start of 2009 to around 3.80 per cent so far this year. There ...

Stimulexit

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010

... cash rate and it's not finished yet. The Fed is scheduled to stop buying mortgaged-back securities and long-term US Treasuries by end-March. Talks of withdrawal in the Eurozone are gathering pace. It's the same for the UK, despite an economy still in ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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