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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after finishing in negative territory for six straight sessions and overnight falls on Wall Street. At 0815 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was unchanged at 4,038. The US ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened higher, driven by lower than expected falls on US markets overnight. At 1050 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 4,135.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... disappointing jobs report - that pulled Europe and other markets down. Last night, it was Spain - and the jump in its bond yield above 7% -- that brought Wall Street lower and a negative lead when trading begins in the Asian time zone today. And the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher despite falls on Wall Street and European markets overnight following a spike in Spanish bond yields. At 0825 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up five points at ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Yields on Australian government 10-year bonds plummeting to record lows points to investors expecting near negligible economic growth in the foreseeable future. But it could also be driven by overseas investors desperate for a safe-haven. In April this ...

Premium China expands distribution team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... [enabling] you [to] make a lot of money on the capital gain of bonds. "But if they go on the flip side and government bond yield rates go up, they're going to be up the proverbial creek with no paddle. An investor buys a bond fund for stability and they're ...

Spanish bailout soured by upcoming Greek election

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
Despite an agreement reached to bailout Spanish banks, renewed fears over a Greek exit from the eurozone have caused further uncertainty. "Although news that Spain has requested money to shore up its banking system has been regarded as a positive development... ...

Australian shares outperform all other asset classes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Australian shares have outperformed all other asset classes - including residential investment property, fixed interest and cash - over a 20 year period, according to this year's Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report. The 14th edition of ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
Stop looking. There are no ifs, no ands, no ors, and no buts to find, it's getting ugly out there. Oh yes Virginia, the combed over look ugly as events and indicators of the past week suggest that we are coming into, if not already in, a perfect storm. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... high. Continuing worries over Europe's debt crisis encouraged more buying in safe havens, with the US 10-year Treasury bond yield falling to a fresh record low of 1.58 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 26.41 points, or 0.21 per cent, to ...