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Psychological asset classes run investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Gold, silver and US Treasury bonds are all psychological asset classes that will eventually burn investors, according to a chief investment strategist. James Swanson, chief investment strategist, MFS Investment Management told Financial Standard that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble over Europe's handling of the debt crisis. Bond prices rose slightly. The 10-year Treasury bond yield slipped to 2.08 per cent from 2.09 per cent late on Thursday, while the 30-year bond ticked down to 3.34 per cent from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... expectations that the Federal Reserve next week could reveal a new policy aimed at reducing long-term yields. The 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 2.09 per cent from 2.01 per cent late Wednesday, while the 30-year bond moved to 3.35 per cent from ...

Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
US president Barrack Obama has defied critics who thought his climbdown last month with Congress over the debt ceiling would make him gun-shy, by proposing a jobs stimulus package that is nearly as big as the entire Australian commonwealth annual budget. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall closed more than one per cent down following an earlier rally. At 0709 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 49 points at 4,256. There is no economic news ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
The Australian market looks set to open flat on Wednesday, if it follows Tuesday's local trend and after only a 20 point rise on the US market overnight. At 0719 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 14 points ...

Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Volatility products can be successfully used to protect a portfolio against the turmoil striking international share markets, a top executive from the Chicago Board Options Exchange said yesterday. Volatility as measured by the CBOE volatility index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... while Citigroup gained 6.3 per cent. Bond yields firmed after trading at near-record lows a day earlier. The 10-year Treasury bond rose to 2.33 per cent from 2.09 per cent late Wednesday, while the 30-year rose to 3.78 per cent from 3.49 per cent. Bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Australian stocks are looking at a brighter day today, after Wall Street staged a stunning turnaround in late trade overnight. Oil fell again, but metals generally were higher. At 0710 AEST on the ASX 24 on Monday, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline following falls on Wall Street overnight on scepticism about the deal to resolve the US debt crisis. At 0717 AEST on the ASX 24 on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down ...