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US ceiling raised but underlying reasons remain

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... migration of chronically poor people from the workforce (if they have a job) to retirement, is the root cause of the US Government's current debt problem." Meanwhile, Dr. Michael Hasenstab, portfolio manager and co-director, international bonds, Franklin ...

Wolf of Wall Street can't put a price on value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... Belfort as a "shining example of the transformative qualities of ambition and hard work." Belfort now works with the US Government, the US Attorney and the Australian Federal Police, helping to spot fraud. "It was the guy who prosecuted me that invited ...

Agreement reached on debt ceiling

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... reportedly calls for the enactment of a law to shave a further US$1.5 trillion from long-term debt by 2021. The US Government reached its US$14.29 trillion debt ceiling on May 16 but would have run out of money on August 2 with which to pay its bills ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... a deal in time," Dr Oliver said on Sunday. "Which in turn means a potential default, or more likely a big cut to US government government spending for some period of time." In economic news, TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute will release their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... production reports. On Monday, Australian stocks suffered broad-based selling in line with Asian markets on fears the US government will fail to reach agreement on raising the country's debt ceiling by the August 2 deadline. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Credit hits the fan as Moody's puts US on downgrade watch

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... have. US lawmakers have been debating whether to increase the federal government's $14.29 trillion debt ceiling. The US Government hit the ceiling on May 16 and it is expected it will run out of funds by August 2. If a decision is not made, it will no ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... borrowing limit continue to stall. Bond markets paid no heed - the same way they didn't when Standard & Poor's put the US government on notice last 18 April. As they should! This is because despite the on-going brinkmanship over the US debt ceiling on ...

The other Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... the other "duh"! Oh and about that warning over giving America a D - investors are so scared they're rushing into US government bonds.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... crude in London -- both gained more than two dollars a barrel. Bond prices dropped as investors left the safety of US government debt for riskier assets such as stocks. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 3.05 per cent from 2.93 per cent ...

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... What about America's mammoth deficit and Moody's Investors Service warning (just last week) that it might put the US government's debt rating on a review for a downgrade? Seems investors aren't listening to Moody's any longer. If they did, they'd be ...