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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 ...

All up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... generally stronger than in their last reports." The US recovery marches on. But if this is the case, why then did the US bond market - that which is easily spooked by inflation and growth and that which normally also has a negative correlation with equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... Google ahead of its earnings, and Riverbed Technology's 12.4 per cent surge on its promising first-quarter results. The bond market rose slightly. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.47 per cent, down from 3.50 per cent on Tuesday, while that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... 2,744.79. The S&P 500-stock index, a broad measure of the markets, fell 10.31 points (0.78 per cent) to 1,314.15. The bond market rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was 3.50 per cent, down from 3.57 per cent on Monday, while that on the 30-year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... Dow's losers, Caterpillar, General Electric and McDonald's all gave up around one per cent of their value. The US bond market was mixed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was level at 3.55 per cent from late Wednesday, while that on the 30-year bond ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... hike rates, but certainly speculation that the Bank of England will start raising rates soon." Meanwhile, the local bond market was mixed. At 1200 AEDT on the ASX 24, the June 10-year bond futures contract price was 94.560 (implying a yield of 5.440 ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... larger than that from the benchmark first used in their assessment, based on the 1995 Kobe earthquake. The primary bond market in Japan remains closed, reducing funding choices for Japanese corporates, whose bonds make up about one-fifth of large corporate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... expected the domestic unit to trade between parity and 101 US cents during the local session. Meanwhile, the local bond market was slightly firmer at noon. At 1200 AEDT on the ASX 24, the June 10-year bond futures contract price was 94.555 (implying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... about this, you'll probably see more of a pricing in of risk in the oil price and in the Aussie." Meanwhile, the local bond market was weaker. At 1200 AEDT on the ASX 24, the June three-year bond futures contract price was 95.040 (implying a yield of ...