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Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... "whatever it takes" promise. Apparently, Mario's trying to convince EU lawmakers that while purchases of long-term government bonds may not be within the ECB's mandate, buying bond with shorter maturities are. "If we are to buy long-term bonds we are ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... despite their elaborate and 'seemingly' rationale poor outlook on Australia, they tell investors: To "stay long government bonds in Australia". That their "long-term technical buy signal on Australian equities is in effect, but avoid miners and banks... ...

No change - no mas, no less

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... "nein" to Draghi's plan, released the same day as the "Der Spiegel" magazine scoop that the ECB plans to buy government bonds to place a cap on yields to a pre-set premium over German bunds. Yep, you know where there is going, don't you? Nowhere. And ...

Sitting and waiting and still hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... there's some stirring going on from there again. Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported that the ECB plans to buy government bonds to place a cap on yields to a pre-set premium over German bunds. Yippee ki yay! This would put a limit on the borrowing ...

ACGBs have served their purpose: JBWere

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
Investors can not expect the same returns from Australian Commonwealth Government Bonds in future, according to a JBWere investment strategy update released yesterday. Although a repeat of the double digit returns on government bonds is possible, JBWere ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... a safe-haven. In April this year, economic analysis from Colonial First State reported that 84% of Australian government bonds issued since the start of the GFC have been sold to foreign investors. This is reinforced by reports that central banks, including ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... while Milan bucked the trend to edge 0.14 per cent higher amid renewed talk about having the EU rescue funds buy government bonds. In foreign exchange deals, the euro fell to $US1.2582 from $US1.2702 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... while Milan bucked the trend to edge 0.14 per cent higher amid renewed talk about having the EU rescue funds buy government bonds. In foreign exchange deals, the euro fell to $US1.2582 from $US1.2702 late on Wednesday in New York. HONG KONG - Asian markets ...

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... Chancellor Merkel is poised to agree to allow the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) to buy crisis hit government bonds and that the EU is set to announce a a,-745 billion deal to rescue Spain and Italy. We'll have to wait for the official communiquA(C) ...

Omega partners with LGS for bond strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... fixed income investing, built upon our proprietary financial health rating filters. "Our aim is to choose global government bonds derived from fiscally robust and politically stable nations but which also pass meaningful ESG filters. "These include nations ...