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Australia is world leader in treasury: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... the level of sophistication of the companies when it comes to treasury and how are they set up. "A large number of treasuries in Australia are hosting their global treasury centers out of the country, which means that a lot of Australian treasuries have ...

The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... and more than offset by the Fed's monthly purchases of MBS worth around US$40 billion monthly and US$45 billion in US Treasuries. So net-net, the US economy is still getting stimulated, is it not? And this is happening at the same time that the national ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... most expect "Bernanke will push on with purchases of $40 billion a month of mortgage bonds and $45 billion a month of Treasuries" with the "latest round of bond buying will reach $1.14 trillion before he ends the program in the first quarter of 2014". ...

Fed ECB BOJ, Unlimited

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013

Global bond melt-down on cards: Harris Fraser

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... holders of US debt, the large institutions are going to get hit by this," said Geary who has ditched his allocation to treasuries and begun taking profits on his other fixed income holdings. "I'm scared by this potential melt-down scenario," he added. ...

US credit rating threatened, buy US bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... concluded, these are not "pure defaults-but as instances of defaults and restructuring". This is perhaps the reason why US Treasuries remain the go to asset class in times of uncertainty and trouble, even if it's over its own.

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... after the new chief of the central bank accidentally signalled recently a weakening resolve to control inflation. US Treasuries may not be overly attractive in this environment noting that in nations with proper political governance this would trigger ...

Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012

Worried about the US? Buy US Treasuries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

EM debt not to be overlooked: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... risk premium on dollar-denominated emerging-market sovereign debt has shrunk to 370 basis points over United States Treasuries, from 426 basis points at the end of 2011. "Over the last five years, Australian institutions who invested in emerging market ...