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Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Roll out, no, no, put that barrel of fun back. Roll out the bad news. Which one? Would you like the one about Greece defaulting or the one that talks about Europe heading for (already in) recession? Or do you prefer a reiteration of the tale of China ...

Global govt bonds downgrade: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
Towers Watson has downgraded intermediate global developed market government and inflation-linked bonds to 'highly unattractive,' saying risk premiums no longer compensate long-term investors for duration risk. On-going money printing by central banks ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... UBS Wealth Management's head of investment strategy George Boubouras. However, a lack of issuance in the corporate bond market is additionally lightening fixed income portfolios adding to further squeeze for investors seeking investment-grade bonds ...

2011: hits and misses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... Virginia, this crisis is far from over. And as in 2010, it has the potential to send markets in a tailspin every time the bond market barbarians attack the gates of Europa." "Sometime, somewhere... the road will reach a dead end. And when that is reached ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
Australian shares surged 1.6 per cent after key offshore bourses rallied on the back of Europe's latest plan to address its economic crisis. All 17 of the eurozone countries on Friday agreed to a "fiscal compact" to create tighter budgetary rules for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... jumped 2.48 per cent to 3,172.35 points. Milan soared 3.37 per cent and Madrid gained 2.23 per cent. On the eurozone bond market, yields on French, Italian and Spanish debt eased, while those on 10-year German bonds rose slightly. HONG KONG - Asian markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... The dollar slid to 77.72 yen from 77.83 yen on Monday. Borrowing rates for Germany and France rose slightly on the bond market. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell in cautious trade as a Standard & Poor's warning of a possible downgrade for the eurozone offset ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... trading, the euro rose after Sarkozy and Merkel began speaking, before settling later in the day. Tension on the eurozone bond market eased markedly, with interest rates demanded on Italian and Spanish 10-year bonds falling sharply. In a sign of rising ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go." Oh yes Virginia, happy days have come back. Wall Street's up, Europe's up, Asia and Australia are up and up. Scan through the headlines and you get the impression that though all remains ...

Worry me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... legally binding and enforceable. These, authorities hope, would encourage the European Central Bank (ECB) to step up its bond market intervention. With rumours about gossips about talks again swirling all around, you get the feeling that there's another ...