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Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... and re-stimulation - or both -- as the only options. The Fed is reportedly planning more quant easing - buying government bonds to bring mortgage rates down even lower. And according to Bloomberg, "the Obama administration will offer $1 billion in zero-interest ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... already weak labor market." The bond markets like this... very much. Yields on US Treasuries dropped. Yields on US government bonds with 5, 10 and 30-year maturities are back down to their levels at the height of the GFC. The yield on two-year Treasuries ...

Infra bonds get conditional industry support

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... head of portfolio management, at the bond manager said, "Broader investment into the bond asset class, including government bonds, bank debt and infrastructure bonds at the appropriate yields and credit spreads will benefit both the investor and the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... economy continues to weaken. Investor gloom deepened a day after the Federal Reserve said it would begin buying government bonds as a way to stimulate the economy. News of slower industrial growth in China and a disappointing economic indicator in Japan ...

Alaska SWF beats target return by 2pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... Bond Index posted 9.5 per cent. "Last year our in-house team made a significant rebalance to high quality non-government bonds when the markets were still uneasy," said Burns. "As investors returned and spreads narrowed, they sold off a good number of ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... of the banks' sovereign debt holdings on their balance sheets. The tests only tested for potential losses on government bonds that are traded by the banks. Bonds held to maturity are excluded. Now you see what's wrong here, don't you? That's outright ...

Just a typical pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... occurs in an economic recovery". Hmmm... the sceptic in me kicked in. I remember him declaring that he only holds government bonds when he sat at the helm of the Fed, has he dabbled in stocks now that he's Citizen Alan and has a vested interest in talking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... due. The Australian Office of Financial Management will auction $500 million worth of April 2020 Commonwealth Government bonds. In companies news, Rio Tinto Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne. GrainCorp Ltd releases its half year results ...

Rambo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... of speculators determined to burn the euro to the ground? Germany banned the naked short selling on European government bonds, shares of 10 banks and insurers and credit default swaps. The ban will be in effect until 31 March 2011. This measure is intended ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... were fully in control. Dealers said Germany's unilateral overnight move to ban naked short selling in eurozone government bonds, associated insurance derivatives and 10 major financial stocks added to a sense of crisis in Europe. German Chancellor Angela ...