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Moody's downgrade drives demand for Aus bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Demand for Australian bonds has grown stronger after ratings agency Moody's downgraded Britain's credit rating, leaving global investors with one less top-rated economy. Moody's downgraded Britain's credit rating to AA1 from AAA, with Australia now ...

US credit rating threatened, buy US bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? Call anyone... except the credit rating agencies. That's who. You probably haven't noticed - or simply didn't care - but Fitch Ratings is about to do a Standard & Poor's. Fitch ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
There are early signs that the next share market rally will be sustained longer than investors have grown accustomed to, according to Fidelity's Trevor Greetham. The multi-asset portfolio manager, who is based in London says he is increasingly hopeful ...

Pop goes the QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... 20% down from peak - terrain. Uncle Ben announced the reinvestment of proceeds of the Fed's portfolio into long-term US bonds in August 2010 only after the Dow has fallen by 13.6% from the April top to July. Operation Twist's announcement came in September ...

"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... - 20% down - over the last two years. He announced the reinvestment of proceeds of the Fed's portfolio into long-term US bonds in August 2010 only after the Dow has fallen by 13.6% from the April top to July. Operation Twist was announced in September ...

Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... US$1.2 trillion. But the recurrent deficit is still expected to fall over the longer term, they noted. Record demand for US bonds reinforce the irony underlying US macroeconomic policy, that while there is political pressure to reduce government debt ...

Local instos eye US equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... move past the mindset that the US can't fix their problems, then they ought to think about chasing US equities. But not US bonds. "Right now US bonds are very heavy, they have some of the lowest yields ever and the highest prices. They may offer a place ...

Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... and China each with about $3 trillion in bonds on issue. It's this pecking order that explains why, when S&P downgraded US bonds a few weeks ago, that rather than dumping US bonds many global investors perversely bought even more as switching into Japanese ...

Market dives on US downgrade, China demands new reserve currency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... below that of AAA-ranked countries such as Britain, Australia, Germany and Canada. It is expected to have an effect on US bonds, pushing yields up and prices down, increasing the cost of borrowing in the US. The US has accused S&P of basing its decision ...

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... can be repaid. Told you the US bond market was onto something when yields continued to decline (investors were buying US bonds despite intensified speculation on the 4Ds - deficit, debt, downgrade, default - over the past few weeks). You've already seen ...

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