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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2005
... September lending finance data. NEW YORK - US stocks shot up after robust demand from overseas investors for US government debt signaled confidence in the economy, while sliding crude prices soothed fears of high energy costs. The rally was broad-based ...

Investors need to widen the asset horizon

Achieving a properly diversified portfolio is more than simply diversifying into bonds and equities, as investors need to consider how to effectively diversify risk in a portfolio says Schroders portfolio manager Simon Doyle. Speaking at a Skandia forum ...

UK launches probe into Citigroup bond trading

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
... enquiry centres around Citigroup\'s sale of around 11 billion euros ($13.5 billion) worth of euro-denominated government debt in the space of minutes on August 2. A source familiar with the trades said they involved 100 European government bonds, with ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks head lower on disappointing jobs data

... modest employment gains heralded a sustained labor recovery or were simply a one-month fluke. The upward bias in government debt prices was further supported by a pullback in equity markets, which only on Monday had notched up highs for the year. In ...

Henry predicts solid growth in 2004, explains CGS commitment

... that, if the government used the potential $30 billion proceeds from its sale of Telstra debt, it could retire all government debt. "We were eventually convinced to maintain the CGS to protect the Commonwealth bond futures market, and for the health ...

Economists welcome Government "backflip" on CGS

... said Financial Standard chief economist Dr Rob Pereira. "Initially, Treasurer Peter Costello was adamant that all government debt should be retired and along with it the Commonwealth Government Securities (CGS) market, which subsequently would be no ...

FTI launches global bond fund to Australian,New Zealand investors

... a surplus of demand amid declining government bond activity. "Rising superannuation contributions and failing government debt issuance suggest that the demand for fixed income securities in Australia will exceed the domestic supply in coming years, and ...

The value of bonds: Brumby defends the role of government debt

Paul Cully Victorian State Treasurer John Brumby has weighed in on the debate surrounding government bonds, arguing that government borrowing provides both flexibility for Australian investors and maintains the country's international standing. "It ...