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Extending the extended extension

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... stoked confidence, Wall Street reversed its earlier downtrend after hearing the announcement and closed higher. US Treasury yields with three- to five-year maturities fell to 3-month lows. Ten-year yields only fell slightly perhaps reflecting some concern ...

Aviva Investors outlines top tips for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... equity markets should benefit from a prolonged period of loose US monetary policy. But the recent spike in US Treasury yields could get a lot worse, according to the UK based manager. "Don't underestimate how much higher US bond yields can rise as investors ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
The Australian bond market opened weaker today as good news in the US services industry and jobs pushed US Treasury yields up by as much as 10 basis points. At 0900 AEST, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond was at 6.243 per cent ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

... compared with 5.920 from Friday's close and the yield on the November 2006 bond was at 5.820 per cent from 5.780. US Treasury yields pushed higher on Friday after better-than-expected US employment data. National Australia Bank strategists said stronger ...

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. ...

Morning market wrap: US shares sharply lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003
... 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 testimony ...
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