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Chief economist update: Bond sell bomb shell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... on Treasuries, UK gilts and German Bunds. Mr Gross, the so-called bond king, said he left the Japanese government bond market alone." "Mr Gross pointed to a report from Bloomberg that China plans to either slow or halt its purchases of Treasuries for ...

Un-Keynesian

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... high as 2% of GDP in 2000 to 1.7% of GDP before the GFC hit - sparking speculations that Australia doesn't need a bond market anymore because Australia no longer needs to borrow money, thank you very much. The surplus was spent on tax cuts instead of ...

BOE does what it said it would do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... normalisation of monetary policy (read, more interest rate hikes), it had an opposite effect on the British pound and the bond market. The pound dropped against its peers after the rate hike announcement. It closed 1.6% lower versus the greenback to ...

CBA commits to bond-structured climate change solutions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... in the 2017 financial year, has partnered with the Climate Bonds Initiative to support its mission to mobilise the bond market for climate change solutions. "Commonwealth Bank has demonstrated best practice in pre-issuance preparation and certification ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... as the RBA tries to rein in business activity and rein in (or reverse) the rising pressure on domestic prices. The bond market will suffer from rising interest rates and stock prices will be under downward pressure as rising interest rates and inflating ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... said. "We are tactically a bit underweight duration in Australia. We also think that, by and large, the Australian bond market will do a bit better than other bond markets in the developed world."

EOFY: Super funds to hit double digit returns

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
Rainmaker analysis of super fund returns for 2016-17 shows this will be the eighth consecutive year of positive returns with cumulative returns since the GFC breaking through 90%. SelectingSuper expects the buoyant investment returns could see more ...

Investors to benefit from $4tn US infrastructure bill

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... three-quarters of public spending on transportation and water infrastructure, largely by issuing bonds. The US municipal bond market has existed for more than 200 years and currently has US$3.8 trillion in bonds outstanding," the report said.

Altius flags key appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... our clients." "We're building a team that can service the growing demand and continue to capture the upside of the bond market while avoiding returns less than cash in a volatile environment," he added. Bovingdon also noted that Altius is currently recruiting ...

Three steps and yields stumble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... portfolio holdings). The recent decline in 10-year US bond yields suggests that this adage may have jumped over into the bond market. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries closed at 2.33% last week - a 30 basis point stumble from this year's high of 2.63% ...