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Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... that with short-term rates anchored by the very low Fed funds rate, the higher long yields go, the steeper the US yield curve -- the yield gap between long-dated US Treasuries and short-term interest rates. And a steep yield curve is a good predictor ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... or the realisation that America's recovery is proceeding and that sustainable growth is not that far behind? The US yield curve - the yield gap between 10-year US Treasuries and the fed funds rate (you can use the 3-month bill or 2-year notes, the result ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... record lows, it may take awhile and so many arrows (rate hikes) before equities expire. The current slope of the US yield curve attests to this. The spread between US long-term interest rates and short ones is now back to levels last seen in 2004 and ...

Stocks and bonds agree on recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... pre-Lehman Brothers level could also be an indication that the financial system is normalising. The slope of the US yield curve has turned sharply positive. And history shows that a positively-sloping yield curve always precede a recovery.

CAAM eyes credit and currency

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... Lonsec report said the firm expects returns over the next three years to be sourced predominantly from duration and yield curve global bond strategies, currency tactics and credit security plays. Previously, the firm mainly derived returns from country ...

US pension deficit shrinks

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... bond yields remaining steady. During April, the S&P 500 total return index was up more than 9 per cent and the Mercer Yield Curve mature plan index was down just 4 basis points. "As funded status increases we believe there are opportunities for sponsors ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... short-term interest rates are normally accompanied by a rise in longer-term yields. The simple mathematics of the yield curve governs the relationship between short- and long-term interest rates.' This was true. At the time, the US Federal Reserve raised ...

Jumping volatility not yet swaying sentiment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... do not see a recession on the horizon. Financial markets are currently pricing in a worse-case scenario, with the yield curve pricing in a recession. We feel this has been overdone, thus presenting opportunities for contrarian," they said. The ultimate ...

ING set to ride structured credit wave

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
ING Investment Management (INGIM) has launched a new diversified, high-yield leveraged investments product - INGIM Global Yield Maximiser. The product intends to ride the wave of growth in structured credit in particular, and will invest in a range ...

Schroders appoints former UBS fixed income director

... management and fixed income division for six years. "Kellie's achievements include a record of out-performance with her yield curve and sector allocations strategies, development of portfolio analytical tools to monitor performance and implementing model ...