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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 ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... just gone financial year has been accompanied by local bond markets that have returned more than 6% and international bond market that have returned about 10%. Property returns beginning to come back to normal, especially direct property which earned ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... fortune is all because of Greece, I'm sorry to disappoint you. For while the Greeks received breathing space (again), bond market trading shows financial markets still anticipate a default. Greece's two-year bond yields fell from a record high of 30.3 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... performance of manufacturing index for June and new home sales for May, had not moved the market. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was weaker at noon. The September 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.750 (implying a yield of 5.250 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... dollar to trade in a range between 106.00 US cent and 106.80 cents on Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was mixed at noon. At 1200 AEST, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.800 (implying a yield of 5.200 per ...

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... their portfolios - just as PIMCO did back in March - or simply not adding anymore. But that's not what current US bond market pricing indicates. Yields on 10-year US benchmark Treasuries have instead fallen to 2.94 per cent last night from 3.0 per cent ...

Grant Samuel signs US fixed income partner

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Grant Samuel Funds Management has signed a new distribution agreement with US fixed income specialist Payden & Rygel to deliver emerging market debt and absolute return products in Australia. Grant Samuel selected Payden & Rygel for its ability to provide ...