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Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... via the strong US dollar. It's starting to rear its ugly head there now. The differential between the 10-year US Treasury yield and the yield on 10-year Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS) - a gauge of inflation expectations -- has eased to ...

FEATURE: Rethinking fixed income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... Federal Reserve was looking at an early exit from quantitative easing sparked a 100 basis point spike in the 10-year Treasury yield. While there are a number of approaches available on the market to mitigate against interest rate risk, each is offset ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mostly higher following a surprisingly weak US jobs report. At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,286. The monthly US Labor ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
Investors with exposure to benchmark-sensitive fixed income investments are at the greatest risk from the uncertainty arising from the end of quantitative easing and the impending global interest rate rise, according to a senior global bond portfolio ...

Strong US recovery to send bond yields through the roof

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
A faster and stronger-than-expected recovery in the US could send 10-year Treasury yields soaring to 10%, according to Magellan Financial Group chief executive officer and portfolio manager Hamish Douglass. In a presentation to advisers and other clients ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite strong gains on Wall Street following good jobs data. At 0754 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 13 points at 4,781. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on international markets amid concern over the emergence of a liquidity crisis in China and the withdrawal of US Federal Reserve stimulus. At 08088 AEST on Tuesday, the September share ...

Bond investors beware interest rate risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... lurking in many fixed income portfolios. Chief among them is the risk that a 17 basis point uptick in the 10-year US Treasury yield would wipe out a years worth of income for many bond investors. The BlackRock Investment Institute says fixed income portfolios ...

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... purchases, including those made under the MEP, found total effects between 80 and 120 basis points on the 10-year Treasury yield.13 These effects are economically meaningful." In addition, "... LSAPs have been found to be associated with significant ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." - Robert McCloskey By now you would have read the various and myriad of interpretations to US Federal Reserve Chairman ...