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Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... Italian-sized big trouble. Italy - the economy that's considered too big to bail - looks like it's gonna need one as the yield on its 10-year government bonds surged past the 7% bailout mark. Italian 10-year bonds rose to a high of 7.48% last night before ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... more than 400 points after Italy's borrowing costs soared and talks collapsed in Greece on forming a new government. The yield on the benchmark Italian government bond spiked above seven per cent, evidence that investors are losing faith in the country's ...

Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Italian bond market confusion is pushing money towards US treasuries, resulting in Italian bond yields soaring and US bond yields contracting. Responding to the money shifts, Reuters has reported US government bond prices gaining ground as investors ...

Arrivederci Berlusconi Ciao

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving post prime minister has bitten the dust. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his resignation a day after posting on Facebook that, "Reports of my resignation are completely unfounded and I don't know ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street rose on news Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would resign once a new budget was passed. At 0829 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 56 ...

Antares launches inflation-linked fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Wholesale and institutional investors now have access to the new Antares Inflation Linked Bond Fund, launched by specialist manager Antares Fixed Income, in response to more investor demand in this asset class. While this class is traditionally occupied ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, but the market has eased back from the half a per cent gain at the start of the local trading day as investors look towards the unfolding situation in Europe. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Buy the headline, sell the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
We've had the "risk on risk off" trade, we've had the "hope" trade and now we have the "headline" trade. And this you and I can plainly see on the intra-day ticks of last night's trading activity. Major equity markets in Asia and most of Europe -- Italy ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... shares, trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol GRPN, soared 30.1 per cent to $26.11. Bond prices edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.05 per cent from 2.07 per cent Thursday, while that on the 30-year Treasury dropped to 3.10 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... 500-stock index, a broader measure of the markets, gained 23.25 points (1.88 per cent) to 1,261.15. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.07 per cent from 2.01 per cent Wednesday, while that on the 30-year Treasury climbed to ...