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ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... is benefiting from the European turmoil in terms of a weak euro, low interest rates and safe haven flows into their bond market. It's been so good for the Germans that its finance ministry even boasted last night that the country's deficit could decline ...

Rise of Asia bonds: Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... countries boast healthier balance sheets compared with their Western counterparts. Despite the GFC, outstanding Asia bond market issuances (excluding Japan) totaled around US$5 trillion at the end of last year. The figure is nearly 15 times the level ...

Lower returns outlook will change allocation choices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The lower returns outlook will force trustees to look further afield for capital growth, even into areas that they previously ignored or rejected. It's not just an Australian phenomenon either as it's happening to trustees the world over, said Stephane ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... predecessor's tax cuts - reportedly by another two years. And that spells D-E-F-I-C-I-T. And deficit is no good for the bond market either. Just ask Alan Greenspan. Speaking at NBC's Meet the Press, Greenspan warned that "We've got to resolve this issue," ...

What ifs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
It's Veterans Day holiday in the United States - a day celebrating the signing of the Armistice that brought World War I to its formal end. And as the world celebrated the end of the first world war that happened nine decades and two years ago, the ...

CBA plans retail bond offering

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
In a huge boost for the dormant Australian retail bond market, Commonwealth Bank announced plans to tap retail investors' appetite for fixed income with the imminent launch of 5-year floating rate notes. The size of the offering is believed to be as ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Just right. Gauging from the financial markets' reaction, it appears that the US Federal Reserve has got its QE2 recipe just right. It was a little hotter than the US$500 billion risk assets have already priced in but not too hot as the US$1 trillion ...

CFS GAM makes a case for raising govt debt

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... rate spreads. Halmarick's argument provides another boost to proponents of a viable, long term domestic government bond market. But while it might make economic sense, he is realistic that the concept may not be politically feasible. " This would clearly ...

QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... in Greece and ate almost all of Europe. The bond vigilantes' punishment of Europe scared the beejesus out of every bond market in the world -- even relatively fast-growing, relatively low debt/deficit country Australia. Funny because what's happening ...

Cheap talk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... last night. Nothing much was expected, nothing much transpired. US stocks ended flat in light trading activity as the bond market and government offices closed in celebration of the day Christopher Columbus came to America. While there were some small ...