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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006

... the European Central Bank. Foreign investors in US securities are currently being hammered on two fronts - rising US bond yields and a depreciating dollar (both of which are eroding the returns on their current holdings). In other news, the New York ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks continue to slide

... index finished trade Friday at 4,157.1, down 45.1 points on the previous close. The weakness in stocks allowed US bond yields to continue drifting lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond fell nine points to 4.00%, while the yield on the two-year ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds stronger on weak employment data

AAP | MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003

US bond yields fell sharply Friday, following news non-farm payrolls tumbled 93,000 in August and compared with consensus forecasts of a small rise. The decline in July was also revised down to 49,000, although the unemployment rate was unchanged at ...

Morning market wrap: Power blackout hits US share price futures, supports bonds

... parts of the eastern US and Canada sent share price futures lower after the close of the regular trading session. US bond yields also fell sharply with the blackout, although terrorism has been ruled out as a cause of the power cuts. Earlier in the day ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds down on strong data

US bond yields jumped to the highest level in a year, as a report from the US Commerce Department showed retail sales surged by 1.4% in July. The consensus of markets forecasts was for an increase of just 0.9%, while the same report also included substantial ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks mixed despite falling yields

AAP | THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2003

US bond yields fell after a successful second leg to the Treasury's quarterly refinancing, helping to support broader equity market indices. The yield on the 10-year Treasury dipped 13 points to 4.27%, after $18 billion of five-year notes were successfully ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end off lows

... earlier in the morning session. The Australian market followed major international indexes lower, with the rise in US bond yields continuing to hurt valuations and lingering scepticism over the strength of the expected earnings recovery. Locally the ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds under more pressure

AAP | TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2003

US bond yields continued to rocket higher overnight, with the Treasuries market burdened by the prospect of new supply and a slew of economic releases later this week. The yield on the 10-year bond climbed 12 points to 4.30%, the highest level in over ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds weaker on strong labour data

US bond yields renewed their ascent of recent weeks, spurred by data from the US Labor Department showing a sharp drop in initial claims for unemployment benefits in mid-July. Claims fell 29,000 to 386,000 in the week to 19 July, the first time the ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds continue sell-off

US bond yields jumped sharply higher overnight, continuing the sell-off that began in earnest with Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional testimony last week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond rose 21 basis points to 4.21%, and ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:13PM

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA | 12:05PM

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA | 12:03PM

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI | 11:12AM

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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