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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... dollar to trade in a range between 107.50 US cents and 109.00 cent on Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was slightly firmer at noon. At 1200 AEST, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.600 (implying a yield ...

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... to equities to 51.3 per cent in April from 52.6 per cent in the previous month. The proceeds were invested into the bond market - where exposures increased to 34.6 per cent from 34 per cent - and more into cash. Allocations to cash surged to 5.1 per ...

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... countries are intervening to drag their respective currencues lower? But back to seeking shelter, it's exactly what the bond market's indicating. US bond yields continue to head lower despite talks of inflation, PIMCO's announcement of its divestment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... third quarter as sales increased in all its regions around the world. P&G shares rose 0.7 per cent to $64.50. The bond market firmed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.31 per cent from 3.32 per cent late Wednesday. The 30-year Treasury yield ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... tenterhooks for Fed chairman Ben Bernanke's first post-FOMC press conference, the first for any Fed chairman. The bond market gained. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.32 per cent from 3.36 per cent late Monday. The 30-year Treasury slipped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... reported sales of previously owned homes, the dominant sector of the housing market, rose 3.7 per cent in March. The bond market weakened. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.40 per cent from 3.35 per cent late Tuesday, while that on the 30-year ...

Thanks S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... away yesterday... and then some. Goes to show how big a deal was Standard & Poor's warning. Goes to show that the bond market's reaction was right all along. Instead of spiking as you would expect with any warning on credit rating, US bond yields fell ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... very small because the market isn't expecting the RBA to be lifting rates very much this year." Meanwhile, the local bond market was firmer at noon. At 1200 (AEST), the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.490 (implying a yield of 5.510 ...

Much ado over a known known

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... Portugal and... Dear, oh dear. But look again! It seems not all are taking Standard & Poor's warning to heart. The bond market should be the first to run for the exits when the words credit rating and downgrade are put together. Yet, the US bond market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... price index rose by 0.5 per cent during March, in line with expectations, and core prices were less than expected. The bond market rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.41 per cent from 3.50 on Thursday. Meanwhile, the yield on the 30-year ...