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Higher US interest rates possible on downgrade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
A ratings downgrade of US sovereign debt would likely result in higher interest rates, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group said today. Financial markets are again in decline, spooked by the threat of the US losing its AAA rating on Treasury securities ...

Retiree internet use hits 80 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
One the myths of the internet age is that the web is for the young digitari while older Australians inhabit the analogue world. However, research contained in the 2011 Sensis Social Media Report reveals a fundamentally different picture. It found that ...

Aviva Investors outlines top tips for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... spike in US Treasury yields could get a lot worse, according to the UK based manager. "Don't underestimate how much higher US bond yields can rise as investors become more confident and re-allocate back into equities," Aviva Investors said. The fund ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... the global outlook is better and investors no longer need to hold US bonds for safety. Not according to the Grinch. Higher US bond yields reflect investors fear that Big Benny's QE2 plus BO's fiscal largesse equals higher inflation and bigger deficit ...

Bonds need a double dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... and/or the means to again increase their lending activity. The bottomline is that the path of least resistance is for higher US bond yields. Spend more to hasten expansion, we get higher yields. Withdraw stimulus - even a little - as confidence in the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger led by higher US and European stocks and rises in commodity prices. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 41 points higher at 4624. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher US stocks had a late rebound after scepticism about the effectiveness of a US economic stimulus plan. The outcome of the federal government's $42 billion economic stimulus package's second ...

That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... insulated from the US sub-prime crises and everything downunder is cruisin' just fine but then qualified it by saying higher US post-credit crunch wholesale rates were impacting their credit charges. Are they insulated from sub-prime fall-out or not? ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
... exporters were hit by US interest rate fears. The Nikkei fell 271.68 points to 16,012.41. HONG KONG - Stocks fell after higher US labour costs stoked concerns interest rates will rise. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed steady, with little ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... HONG KONG - The benchmark Hang Seng index fell 61.36 points to 17,088.39 after a US Federal Reserve official suggested higher US interest rates may be needed to ward off inflation. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZX-50 rose 33.3 points to 3460.077.