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Morning market wrap: US markets quiet amid lingering power outage

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2003
... at 990.7. The Nasdaq composite index edged up 1.7 points (0.1%), ending the day at 1,702.0. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose four points to 4.53%. Earlier a release from the Federal Reserve showed industrial production jumped 0.5% in July, including ...

Costello announces new appointment to Productivity Commission

... experience in the public and private sectors. Dr Shann's experience includes work at the International Monetary Fund, the Treasury, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Chief Economist of Shell (Australia)."

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares lose ground in late trade

... 2013 Australian government bond ended the day four points higher at 5.645%, a smaller increase than in the comparable US Treasury maturity. The Australian dollar managed to hold on to most of the gains in overnight trade, ending at $US0.6580. All Ordinaries ...

Costello defends ASIC chief after tax scandal claims

... Mr Knott, who announced his early retirement from this week, was once in partnership with solicitor Ian Collie. Labor treasury spokesman Mark Latham asked Mr Costello what checks were made of Mr Knott's business activities before he was appointed to ...

Morning market wrap: US markets in positive territory

... Henderson funds management arm. Australia's bond market opened stronger today in line with further gains by the United States Treasury market overnight. New Zealand has recorded its lowest unemployment rate of 4.7% in 16 years. All Ordinaries 3124.4 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks mixed despite falling yields

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2003
US bond yields fell after a successful second leg to the Treasury's quarterly refinancing, helping to support broader equity market indices. The yield on the 10-year Treasury dipped 13 points to 4.27%, after $18 billion of five-year notes were successfully ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds end lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2003
... disappointing earnings report from Cisco Systems Inc. The bond market was undermined by a poor response to the first leg of the Treasury's quarterly refunding, and a report showing a surge in service sector activity during July. The Institute of Supply ...

Morning market Wrap: US stocks, bonds steady

... off news that durable goods orders rose 1.7% in June, somewhat higher than market forecasts. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell a further 10 points to 4.29%, and having traded close to 4.50% at one point late last week. The US dollar ended New ...

Morning market wrap: US tech stocks sag, bonds strengthen

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2003
... close at 9,200.1, while the S&P 500 also shed 1.6 points (0.2%) to close at 987.65. Meanwhile, bond yields fell as the Treasury announced a quarterly refunding requirement at the lower end of expectations. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond fell ...

Morning market wrap: US bond selling extends to a fifth straight day

... new supply and additional data due later this week, bond yields continued to spiral higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond rose a further 16 points to 4.45%, and has now jumped by almost 140 points in less than two months. Again, US stocks could ...