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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... Bond prices were mixed, with prices on shorter-dated Treasuries falling but prices on long-term Treasuries climbing. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged up to 2.01 per cent from 1.99 per cent late Tuesday, while that on the 30-year bond slipped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... with General Electric surging 2.7 per cent, Intel rising 2.4 per cent and Cisco gaining 1.6 per cent. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note increased to 1.99 per cent from 1.93 per cent late Monday, while that on the 30-year bond rose ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... broad restructuring plan that would cut $US5 billion from its annual costs by 2014. Bond prices were almost unchanged. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 1.93 per cent from 1.92 per cent late Friday, while that on the 30-year bond slipped ...

Local instos eye US equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Super funds and institutional investors have been warned not to underestimate US equities, with the share market pipped to return to former strength by MFS Investment Management's chief investment strategist. Despite the US government debt crisis, US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... market economist of Rockwell Global Capital. Shell-shocked investors scurried for the safety of US Treasuries, sending the yield on the 10-year note to its lowest level in history. Bond prices closed the day with solid gains even after coming down from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... economic signals on the health of the sluggish economy. Most of the Dow's 30 blue-chip stocks were lower. Bonds rallied. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.99 per cent from 2.04 per cent late Wednesday, while that on the 30-year bond declined ...

Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
US president Barrack Obama has defied critics who thought his climbdown last month with Congress over the debt ceiling would make him gun-shy, by proposing a jobs stimulus package that is nearly as big as the entire Australian commonwealth annual budget. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... slightly better assessment of the US economy than the grim picture depicted by other recent indicators. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.04 per cent from 1.98 per cent late Tuesday, while that on the 30-year bond jumped ...

Super funds signal intention to delve into overseas property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Superannuation funds are set to plough $40 billion into real estate investments over the next two years, with plans to significantly raise their exposure to global non-listed property, according to new research. The study conducted by Russell Investments ...

AUI Retirement Village Fund makes first acquisition

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Australian Unity's Retirement Village Property Fund has made its first purchase, the Geelong Grove Retirement Village in Grovedale, Victoria. The Australian Unity Retirement Village Property Fund was established to provide investors access to the growing ...