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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar and bonds stronger

... contract was at 94.380 from 94.320 at yesterday's close and the three-year contract was at 94.55, compared to 94.52. Australian bonds recovered from some early losses overnight and rallied alongside US Treasuries on weakening equities. "Today we haven't ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end slightly lower

... resource blue-chips Rio and BHP Billiton both ended lower. Telstra and News Corporation were both slightly higher. Australian bonds were also weaker, following the release of strong data overnight in the US and a further rise in US Treasury yields. The ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds weaker

The Australian bond market opened sharply weaker, following a large sell-off overnight in US Treasuries. The yield on the benchmark May 2013 bond jumped 14 basis points to 5.46%, while the yield on the November 2006 bond rose 8 points to 4.84%. US bonds ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares extend losses

... yields, as bond investors increasingly embrace the prospect of stronger US growth in the second half of the year. Australian bonds were also weaker, despite the prospect that the Australian Bureau of Statistics will tomorrow announce a decline in the ...

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

The Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning, following overnight Congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Despite pledging to maintain the fed funds rate at low levels 'for a considerable time', bond ...

Growth funds record highest returns (5.8%) since December 2001: InTech survey

... InTech's survey has shown that after listed property, international bonds (14.3%), inflation-linked bonds (12.3%), Australian bonds (11.2%), unlisted property (9.9%) and cash (5.5%) were the best performers for the year. In international share markets ...

AMP reviews diversified funds benchmarks

... that medium-term growth in major global economies will remain subdued. That said, we retain a firm bias towards Australian bonds given their higher running yield." AMP said its relatively high exposure to direct property distinguished it from its competitors. ...

Super returns heading for second miserable year: Rainmaker

... returns, but also brace themselves for an even worse year than 2001-2002, according to Rainmaker Information. Australian bonds were the best performing asset class over the last year, returning 10 per cent to investors while the collapse in international ...