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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... US government debt, a traditional safe-haven asset, briefly surging to new record highs. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to a historic low of 1.929 per cent before bouncing back. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... week ending August 27, but still remained stubbornly high at 409,000. Bond prices climbed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.15 per cent from 2.22 per cent late Wednesday, while that on the 30-year bond dropped to 3.51 per cent from 3.59 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... performer among the Dow's list of 30 blue-chip stocks, rallying 3.6 per cent. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note increased to 2.22 per cent from 2.18 per cent late Tuesday, while that on the 30-year bond climbed to 3.59 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... confidence plunged in August to its lowest level in more than two years. Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to 2.18 percent from 2.27 percent late Monday, while that on the 30-year bond fell to 3.51 percent from 3.62 percent. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... Lines was up 5.3 per cent and United Continental gained 3.7 per cent. Bond prices slumped. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note grew to 2.27 per cent from 2.19 per cent late Friday, while that on the 30-year bond increased to 3.62 per cent from 3.53 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... to shore up its capital base. BofA shares rose 1.4 per cent to $7.76. Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dropped to 2.19 per cent from 2.22 per cent late on Thursday, while that on the 30-year bond fell to 3.53 per cent from 3.59 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
The Australian stock market looks set for another day of declines, after European and US stocks dropped sharply again overnight. At 0725 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 99 points lower at 3,995. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
The Australian market faces brighter prospects on Thursday, after Wall Street staged a modest rally overnight despite more disappointing data and continuing fears over debt in Europe. At 0643 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

DC theatrics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... 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 two basis points to 2.98 percent... as a stalemate over the debt ceiling pushed the U.S. closer to default." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower today, after Wall Street eased overnight on lingering concerns over debt on both sides of the Atlantic. At 0701 AEST, the local September share price index futures contract was down seven ...