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That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... November 2024 to May 2030 in its first acquisition. In its second, the central bank purchased $3.73 billion in U.S. government debt maturing between September 2019 and October 2020." As per Bloomberg, "Since the central bank began buying Treasuries in ...

WA govt plans string of infra asset sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... said the growing economy and population has made it necessary for the WA government to fund new projects through government debt. He said WA could not expect much help from the federal government, so private capital, such as that of super funds, is the ...

Survivor: the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... than most other countries. The Philippine economy had been growing above 7% over the past four quarters and its government debt declining steadily from 71.4% of GDP back in 2004 to around 40.1% this year. This justifies its credit ratings upgrade to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... growth. Traders were also spooked by news that China's National Audit Office will carry out an audit of all regional government debt, an announcement which raised concerns about the country's local banking system. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares closed ...

Frightened eurozone savers to buy Aussie dollars

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... statement in August 2012 - that it would "do whatever was necessary" to stabilise the European financial system and government debt markets."

Still the best game in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... showing weaker than expected retail spending, industrial production and lending. Fitch Ratings slashed Italy's government debt rating from A-minus to BBB-plus with a negative outlook. And only yesterday, Reuters reported on the 13.1% plunge in Japanese ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
... but he warned that the region has yet to reach a turning point in its struggle with recession and handling its government debt load. The comments bolstered expectations that the worst of the region's crisis may be behind it. Investors were also cheered ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... recession by focusing on how our unemployment rate is somehow a disaster at 5.2%, and that interest rates, the AUD and government debt are too high. When this rhetoric gets entwined with an election year, it will feel like the end of the world - more ...

Commodities boom over: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
The super-cycle that drove a huge boom in commodity investment over the last decade is well and truly over, according to UBS's Mark Rider. The Australian head of investment strategy, who has also worked for the Reserve Bank of Australia as head of economic ...

Economic indicators defy equities upside: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... despite a dismal global growth forecast, an over-inflated Aussie dollar and unprecedented levels of developed world government debt, according to Schroders' Andrew Fleming. The deputy head of Australian equities also highlighted volatile commodity prices ...