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Afternoon market wrap: Shares end slightly lower

... Australian bonds were also weaker, following the release of strong data overnight in the US and a further rise in US Treasury yields. The yield on the benchmark Australian 10-year government bond ended at 5.52%, up 10 basis points on yesterday's close. ...

Midday Market Report: Resource sector boosted by metal prices; bonds open weaker

... Australian bond market opened weaker after signs of some economic recovery in the United States sparked a sell off on the US Treasury market. At 0900 AEST the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.61 per cent from 5.585 at yesterday's ...

NAB and St George access offshore credit markets

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... 12-year 144A lower tier 2 subordinated debt transaction at a re-offer spread of 110 basis points over the August 2013 US Treasury note via Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. The transaction size was increased from an anticipated $US300 million due to strong ...

Midday market wrap: $A firmer but bonds weaker

... equities dragged the US dollar back up. The Australian bond market was weaker to noon, following in the footsteps of the US Treasury market as it faltered in the wake of the equity rally. At 1200 AEST the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 ...

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 ...

Morning market wrap: US shares regain lost ground

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2003
... The US dollar also continued to strengthen against the Japanese yen, in a delayed reaction to earlier comments from US Treasury Secretary John Snow that he was not opposed to Japanese authorities intervening to curb the appreciation of the yen. The dollar ...

Morning market wrap: US shares sharply lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003
... London the FTSE 100 closed lower for the third day in a row, the index shedding 25.9 points to finish at 4,028.8. US Treasury yields also edged lower, although investors were reluctant to push the bond market higher ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks slump on earnings doubts

... declines. Earlier in London the FTSE 100 slumped 72.2 points (1.7%) to close at 4,087.9, the lowest level in three weeks. US Treasury bonds rallied in the wake of the slump in equity markets, the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond falling 5 points to ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks end mixed week

... second quarter and also the full year, confounding some analysts who had been expecting the possibility of a downgrade. US Treasury bonds continued to weaken as markets further re-assessed the likelihood of a 50 basis point cut at this week's FOMC meeting ...