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Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
Latest data updates indicate that the US economic juggernaut continues to power on. The ISM non-manufacturing index shot up from 58.5 in August to a higher than expected 61.6 in September - its highest level on record. In addition, the ADP private sector ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street wails on inflation indications

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... indicating more expensive credit that could slow consumer and spending. This, along with surging bond yields - 10-year US Treasury bond yields rose to 2.84% at the end of last week, its highest level in four years from 2.66% in the previous week and ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
Brexit concerns push hedge funds to A$4tr Global hedge fund capital increased to A$4 trillion in the second quarter of this year, according to Hedge Funds Research. The surge, sparked by Brexit concerns, was the third highest hedge fund FUM tally on ...

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... spot index to 97.59 overnight - the highest in two months. It's for all to see in the 5bps rise in the 10-year US Treasury bond yield to 2.09% last night. It's for all to see in the spike in the fed funds futures indicating odds for a December lift-off ...

The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... inflation expectations are. At the close of last week's trading the yield differential between the nominal 5-year US Treasury bond and 5-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) is 1.20%. Declining prices would induce consumers to defer spending ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... So is the market-based measure of inflation expectations - the yield differential between the nominal 10-year US Treasury bond and the 10-year US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS). The differential stood at 1.75% last night, down from 1.87% ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... Wall Street stocks finished little-changed as a the General Electric asset sale offset worries about spiking US Treasury bond yields. Locally on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment and the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... S&P 500 in the prior two sessions. Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities, said a drop in US Treasury bond yields also eased worries. "If you look at some of the turmoil you saw in the market during the last few days, a couple of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... its likely impact on the Federal Reserve's decision on when to scale back its aggressive bond-buying program. US Treasury bond yields have been rising as better economic data has fuelled speculation the Federal Reserve will soon taper the program. Just ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Australian bond futures prices have moved little, with nothing to drive price changes because of a lack of significant economic data. St George economist Janu Chan said there was a weakening US Treasury bonds and a fall in sharemarkets during the overnight ...