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Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... majority of companies," he said. Villante said he was attracted to the small handful of companies that had a fully franked yield. Hugh Giddy, senior portfolio manager and head of research for Investors Mutual Limited, a large-cap Australian equities ...

Goodnight Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... exaggerated 'scary' headlines of the past three days, bond markets are concerned, though not overly - at least not yet. Its bond yield premium is still far below the four-digit basis point demanded by investors from the three junked countries of Greece ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... territory in recent days, with the yields, or interest rates, demanded on its bonds steadily rising. The spread between the yield on Italian 10-year bonds and the benchmark German equivalent hit records on Monday and Tuesday before pulling back. Spain's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... debt-and-deficit talks impasse in Washington, now just three weeks before the country could be forced to into default. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 2.92 per cent from 3.02 per cent late Friday, while that on the 30-year bond fell to 4.21 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... America and UBS. Bond prices fell in the wake of an increase of the key euro interest rate by the European Central Bank. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 3.15 per cent from 3.10 per cent late Wednesday, while that on the 30-year bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... for June, one of the most closely-watched indicators of the health of the US economy, analysts said. Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury note fell to 3.10 per cent from 3.14 per cent late Tuesday, while that on the 30-year bond dropped ...

US$50bn US manager lands in Sydney

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... Asia. The manager, which has almost US$50 billion in assets under management, also offers various US equity strategies, high yield and local emerging market debt through a range of investment vehicles, including separate accounts, commingled funds and ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... default. Greece's two-year bond yields fell from a record high of 30.3 per cent after the salvage deal. But at 26.8 per cent yield, it still screams default to me. This is still higher than last year's high of 16.4 per cent before its first salvation. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... Australian bond market was weaker at noon. The September 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.750 (implying a yield of 5.250 per cent), down from 94.785 (implying a yield of 5.215 per cent) on Thursday. The September three-year bond futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... 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 on Monday, while that on the 30-year bond climbed to ...