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It's all about China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... a piece of the action. Then the GFC happened. The tables have turned. The US needs China to keep on buying the government debt which the American government bought and/or guaranteed from US banks and financial institutions and car companies. So off to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... deal to swap debt for equity, making a bankruptcy filing more likely. Fears also re-emerged about ballooning US government debt and its impact on borrowing costs amid a prolonged recession, pushing yields for US Treasury bonds higher. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... closed slightly lower in choppy trade on Friday as investors worried about the economy's recovery prospects and government debt and digested upbeat retailer earnings. After opening modestly higher, stocks churned into positive and negative territory ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... to 3,804.7. NEW YORK - Another bad signal from the job market and concern over a possible downgrade of British government debt sent stocks sharply lower on Thursday. Major stock indicators slid more than 1.5 per cent, cutting nearly 130 points off the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... May 2021 bonds. AOFM chief executive Neil Hyden speaks at the Australian business economists lunch on Australian government debt in a changed financial world. In company news, QBE Insurance Ltd holds its annual general meeting. In Sydney, Reserve Bank ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... Dr Pepper Snapple Group all turned in quarterly reports that beat analysts' expectations. Strong demand for US government debt at the Treasury Department's latest auction also lifted stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 2.25 per cent to 7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc all turned in quarterly reports that beat analysts' expectations. Strong demand for government debt at the Treasury Department's latest auction also lifted stocks. Investors had been nervous about the government's ability ...

You earn, I spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... late 2003, then Australian Federal Treasurer Peter Costello flagged the possibility of retiring the Commonwealth government debt and effectively shutting down the country's bond market. While markets had no argument against the complete pay down of Australia's ...

The good and the bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... value of securities. Asset prices continue to fall. The financial sector problem remains but this time the US government debt is larger. The US dollar depreciates. US interest rates rise to attract funds and taxes are increased. The US economy goes into ...

Schroders shielded from LPT burnout

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... quickly, your return on cash will also fall. The only thing that will offer you decent returns will be exposure to government debt. I think these are the sorts of strategies investors need to think about when they're building their portfolios," said ...