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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... slipped 2.85, or 0.26 per cent, to 1,089.09, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 3.09, or 0.14 per cent, to 2,169.9. Treasuries, also considered safe-haven assets, slipped. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... or 0.19 per cent, to 4,686.4. NEW YORK - Investors dumped stocks and sought safe-haven assets such as the dollar and Treasuries on signs that the global economy still is struggling in overnight trading. A disappointing earnings forecast from Dow Jones ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... report also brought expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise rates or remove other supports from the economy. Treasuries and gold fell as demand for safe-haven investments eased. Jitters about interest rates left the Dow Jones industrial average ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... reading my pieces all this time) is spelt out in Bloomberg's headline, "Stocks, Commodities Fall as Dollar Rebounds, Treasuries Gain". Yes, it had been that way since the GFC. The correlation between the US dollar and US equities - I guess you could ...

Dollar dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... of a recovery. In the end, the recovery would be shot. Foreign investors/governments would lessen (stop?) buying US Treasuries (debt) if they don't want to suffer investment losses. The recovery would be shot. But what's USA Inc. to do? USA Inc. could ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... on Tuesday weighed on stocks, as investors increased their buying of safe-haven assets such as the US dollar and US Treasuries. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had risen 20.03 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 10,246.97 points. The Nasdaq composite ...

Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... And even that was not enough. This time, no mas. If USA Inc needs more stimulation, all it can do now is issue more Treasuries - borrow more. But with the US dollar on a trend decline, foreign central banks might not be willing to invest their money ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... And that "inflation will remain subdued for some time." More of the same. The FOMC confirmed that its purchases of Treasuries would end as scheduled at the end of next month. This would be interesting. How would the US bond market react without the Fed's ...

Greenback weakness not all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... squeak from China. Yes, the country making the loudest noise back in the days -- worried that its investments in US Treasuries would become zilch if the US dollar continues to slide. China is biting its tongue because it draws attention from its own ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... Shall we catch another boat? But which one? The Cash liner? No nothing to see there - literally, at zero percent. The Treasuries yacht? No, it is losing buoyancy - what, with the Fed soon to stop its purchases, a heavy debt load and a mammoth amount ...