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Market dives on US downgrade, China demands new reserve currency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... grow and of course the best way to get their financial house in order is through a strong economy." * For more on the bond market see the upcoming August 15 print edition of Financial Standard.

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... more. They can cut spending to the bone but without growth, not a single cent of debt 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 ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... How can I even try to go on? When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on?" - ABBA Now you believe me? The US bond market had been correct all along. America's growth deficit is the major pain and not its debt ceiling and fiscal deficit. Have to ...

It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... same ones warning about giving Uncle Sam the snip just two weeks ago. They changed their tune perhaps because the US bond market was not with them - it was against them. Instead of rising - as would be expected given warnings of a downgrade - US bond ...

Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... to follow if a deal isn't reached by Tuesday next week. But as we Australians say, "she'll be right mate." The US bond market agrees. Yields of 10-year Treasuries have come down by 4 basis points to 2.95% overnight. Like I said yesterday, if you want ...

DC theatrics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... the true reading of the financial market's pulse over this debt issue - there's no other place to look but at the US bond market. Re this, Bloomberg tried to spin it to fit the thesis that investors are fearful. "... 10-year Treasury note yields increased ...

They will deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... warned of a possible downgrade and Fitch lowered its outlook to negative from stable just two months ago) - the US bond market would have been in a shambles by now. Or it might be because except for a few 'old timers', no one has ever experienced an ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
"Just like a knight in shining armor From a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." Peter Cetera - Glory of Love This tune played in my head when Beijing announced the country's June quarter economic scorecard yesterday - and boy oh boy ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... morning we've seen that the Aussie's been down, tracking the moves we've seen in the euro." Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was little changed at noon. At 1200 AEST, the September 10-year bond futures contract was at 95.060 (implying a yield of ...

Goodnight Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... for its bonds. And this was all after Greek's pact with the devil - I mean, the EU/ECB/IMF troika - last month. The bond market knew -- and knows! Equity markets are on a tailspin as Eurozone debt matters bobbed up again -- but this time, Italy's in ...