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Global Sovereign Crisis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... How do you solve a problem like Athena? The bears are slowly coming back from the woodworks as the vigilantes of the bond market train their crosshairs from Greece to other Eurozone countries. And we're all getting caught in the crossfire. Is that doom ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... Portugal, Spain and Italy's debt obligations are too large for EU resources. What if that happens? There'll be more bond market upheavals and the consequent credit ratings downgrades that translate to higher borrowing costs for these countries. Economic ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... credit, and modest income growth." Because of these, the recovery "is likely to be moderate for a time." But the US bond market appears to be unconvinced with the Fed's explanation. If it was, yields on 10-year benchmark US Treasuries would be coming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... leaders that the EU was ready to help Greece at any time it was asked eased longstanding investor concerns and the bond market. The benchmark FTSE 100 index closed up 58.28 points, or 1.02 per cent, at 5,770.98 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX 30 closed up ...

Flip-flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... all know Greek's financing needs go well beyond the end of 2010. Flop. It was partly Trichet who prompted a Greek bond market rally, it is Trichet that also caused another wave of selling. Anxiety flared up again when the ECB President told France's ...

PIMCO Australia draws record $30bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... funds where our clients are aware of the higher risk." Dorrian said that to help retail investors understand how the bond market works, the local operation launched a new website early last year. "It's not a product site. It's not a PIMCO flog. It's ...

Van Eyk head of research resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... equities, hybrids, structured credit, global infrastructure equities and fixed interest. He was chief economist and senior bond market strategist (Australia/New Zealand) at Merrill Lynch Australia and held various roles at AMP across equity, fixed income ...

Risk-free no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
... ship perhaps but ships nonetheless - floating on US economic waters. They will rise and fall with the tide. I'm not a bond market expert and I must admit I don't know the how's and why's of this "first time I saw" bond market dynamics. If there's anyone ...

Happy birthday bull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... noted that the positive impact of monetary policy and lower oil prices are being underestimated and that the corporate bond market has improved in 2009. Perhaps we are living in a world of fools, where the sane man is the fool, the idiot and worse, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
... consumers are still too hesitant about the economy and their own job security to spend freely. Interest rates fell in the bond market as Treasury prices rose. Investors were betting that a weak recovery will force the Federal Reserve to keep interest ...