The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 161 - 170 of 175 results for "Treasury Bond"

Morning market Wrap: US stocks, bonds steady

... news that durable goods orders rose 1.7% in June, somewhat higher than market forecasts. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell a further 10 points to 4.29%, and having traded close to 4.50% at one point late last week. The US dollar ended New York ...

Morning market wrap: US bond selling extends to a fifth straight day

... supply and additional data due later this week, bond yields continued to spiral higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond rose a further 16 points to 4.45%, and has now jumped by almost 140 points in less than two months. Again, US stocks could ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds claw back losses

... some of the losses prompted by Alan Greenspan's upbeat semi-annual testimony to Congress. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell 6 points to 3.92%, while the yield on the 5-year bond was down 5 points to 2.76%. Gains were helped by news from the ...

Morning market wrap: US Shares up, Australian dollar slumps

... bond market was a little firmer, following a sustained round of selling since early June. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell 2 points to 3.72%. But the Australian dollar slumped overnight on deteriorating technicals and a resurgent US dollar. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks jump on improving outlook

... The London index rose 53.3 points to end at 4,074.8. In fixed interest markets, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond rose over 10 points to close at 3.73%. The US dollar also enjoyed broad-based gains. The euro sank to a two-month low against ...

Morning Market Wrap: US Stocks End Lower

... generally strengthened against the US dollar. The euro ended up at $1.1433. The yield on the 10-year US government treasury bond was trading at 3.55%, having fallen as low as 3.17% less than two weeks earlier. All Ordinaries 3018 +0 NASDAQ 1625.26 -8.75 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks slump on earnings doubts

US stocks fell overnight, as a spate of corporate profit warnings prompted investors to take profits. Major US indexes have surged by over 25% since early March in expectation of a strong pick-up in US corporate profits in the second half. But a growing ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks end mixed week

With little economic news to guide them, US equity markets took the lead Friday from a mixed bag of earnings reports and the prospect that the Fed will move to lower short-term interest rates early this week. The Dow Jones industrial average edged 21.2 ...

Morning market wrap: US bond yields spike higher

... although the Fed is still expected to lower the funds rate by 25 basis points. The yield on the 10-year benchmark Treasury bond rose a further 10 points to close at 3.36%. Last week the 10-year yield fell as low as 3.07% as fears of possible deflation ...

Qantas raises US$450 million (A$681.81m) senior unsecured debt

... coupon 10-year notes due June 2013. The offering was priced at 187.5 basis points over the 10 year U.S. benchmark treasury bond and was rated Baa1 by Moody's Investor Services and BBB+ by Standard & Poor's, Qantas said.Gregg said there was strong investor ...

PAGE:

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.

Videos

Brought to you by

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

A guaranteed future

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

Follow the leaders

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

Strength amid noise

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE