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Morning market wrap: US bonds crunched by Greenspan

US bond yields spiked higher after Fed chairman Alan Greenspan presented to Congress an upbeat view of US economic prospects over the balance of 2003 and for 2004. Reassurances the Fed would hold the funds rate low "for a considerable time" were ignored ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares modestly higher

... fetching $US0.6550, down from $US0.6592 last night. The Australian bond market was also weaker, ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's Congressional tomorrow morning local time. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond was 5.105%, up from 5.01% at the ...

Morning market wrap: US shares make further gains

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2003
... index rose 69.5 points (1.7%), ending the day at 4,127.6. In other markets, US bonds softened ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's congressional testimony Tuesday US time. The 10-year Treasury was yielding 3.73% at the close, the highest level in over ...

Afternoon market wrap: shares quiet in late trade

... trade at $US0.6570, little changed from Monday evening. Markets continue to await Congressional testimony from Alan Greenspan, tomorrow morning AEST. All Ordinaries 3061 +7.6 NASDAQ 1754.82 +20.89 Dow Jones 9177.15 +57.56 FTSE-100 4127.60 +69.50 Hang ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open higher

... bond market was also a little firmer, as investors await testimony later this week from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. The yield on the 10-year government bond was 5.01%, down from 5.04% Friday. The Australian dollar was hovering around $US0.6575 ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares sustain upward momentum

... The Australian dollar was also trapped in a narrow range, ending the day at $US0.6567. Markets continue to await Alan Greenspan's Congressional testimony Tuesday US time, although the Fed chairman is expected to tailor his comments in a way which will ...

Morning market wrap: US shares sharply lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2003
... yields also edged lower, although investors were reluctant to push the bond market higher ahead of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to Congress next week. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond fell 3 points to 3.66%. The US dollar soared to ...

Morning market wrap: Major indices all rise

... buoyed by gains across all the major global indices yesterday following comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that were carefully supportive of an economic recovery. AMP and Tower shareholders will hoping that this firmer global sentiment ...

Morning market wrap: Dow Jones ends losing streak

Shares in the US picked up 25.07 points on the Dow Jones index after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan indicated to the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee that it would "not be unreasonable" to expect a pick-up in economic growth. Shares ...

Morning market wrap: Terror alert unnerves Wall St

... 95.38. The Australian bond market and US treasuries will wait to hear the views of US Federal Reserve Chairman Dr Alan Greenspan tonight, amid deflation fears and talk of radical policy measures for the US economy. Dr Greenspan is expected to underscore ...