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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... interest rate cuts start to diminish slightly, another positive for the Australian dollar. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was weaker. At 1200 AEST, the September 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 95.575 (implying a yield of 4.425 per ...

Moody's does an S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... overdoing their penance for giving glowing AAA ratings to junk investments back in the days. At any rate, the Japanese bond market's reaction shows that I'm not alone. The downgrade hardly caused a ripple in Japan's bond market. Japanese government bond ...

Vanguard appoints senior portfolio manager, fixed income

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Vanguard has appointed Gemma Wright-Casparius as a senior portfolio manager and principal of the firm's US-based fixed income group. She will report to Kenneth Volpert, principal and head of Vanguard's taxable bond group. Wright-Casparius will co-manage ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... in a range between 102.50 US cents and 104.20 US cents over then next 24 hours, he said. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was firmer at noon as traders sought out safe-haven investments. The September 10-year bond futures contract was trading at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... cents during the domestic session on Tuesday, but could rise to 105.50 US cents overnight. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market came under pressure as further rallies on European and US equity markets overnight saw risk sentiment bounce back, prompting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar was stronger on Tuesday after a bouyant night on European and US equity markets and as commodities also pushed higher. At 0710 AEST on Tuesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.03 US cents, up from 104.16 US cents on Monday. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... 103.75 US cents and 104.65 US cents for the remainder of the domestic session, he said. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market came under pressure as risk sentiment bounced back, causing local traders to sell safe-haven bonds in favour of relatively riskier ...

Market dislocation shifts share trade to dark pools, ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Trading volumes spiked at dark pools and exchange traded funds after record volatility hit global equity and bond markets last week. Sam Macqueen, director of block trading venue provider Liquidnet Australia, said the daily average volume of trade in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... had traded between 103.57 and 103.05 US cents during the local session on Friday morning. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was weaker at noon as market sentiment improved, causing local traders to sell safe-haven bonds in favour of relatively riskier ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
Investors panicked sending the Australian stock market into freefall and bond markets soaring, following large losses on Wall Street. In morning trade, the All Ordinaries index plummeted 211.2 points or 5.21% to 3845.5, while the S&P/ASX 200 lapsed ...