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Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... and prayin' that their slump takes Wall Street down with it, or for a more life-altering event...send the yield on US Treasuries up, up and away.A Then maybe, just maybe, the Fed would come out with a kinder surprise...like it did in September. "Try ...

China heading for debt disaster, sure sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... Imagine what would happen if China suffered a debt disaster...it would have to call on its debt to these nations (sell US Treasuries and euro bonds). China holds around US$1.1 trillion of US Treasuries and guesstimated to be holding around US$900 billion ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013
... week have lifted in recent weeks, although the consensus view remains that the Fed will begin in March," she said. "US treasuries at the longer end strengthened, with yields on 10-year and 30-year notes lower (prices higher). "Weaker-than-expected price ...

That evil word is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... of cyberspace - is the very same night that the Fed (according to Bloomberg) made not one, but two, purchases of US Treasuries. "The Fed bought $937 million of Treasuries due from November 2024 to May 2030 in its first acquisition. In its second, the ...

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... interest rates stay at current levels, more weakness could be in store for the US housing market. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries (from which mortgage rates are derived) is currently at 2.52%. While down from the 3.0% high reached just before the ...

Taper trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... suggests that the US Federal Reserve may have trapped itself not to taper...forever. Recall how the yield on 10-year US Treasuries rose to as high as 3.0% about a week before the speculated taper in September. Apart from the fiscal brouhaha on Washington ...

Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... they were. The S&P 500 index skipped to a new all-time high overnight, taking this year's total gain up to 21.5%. US Treasuries rallied and the yield on short-term US government issued bills - the most sensitive to a default - came back down to more ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... government out of commission. The S&P 500 index closed 0.80% points higher on the day. And while the yield on 10-year US Treasuries rose, it wasn't by much. It ended 0.04 percentage point higher to 2.65% which, in turn, is still 0.35 percentage point ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... day! But this isn't the case. The prospect of Fed taper still has the bond market on defensive. Yields on 10-year US Treasuries rose to 2.57% last night - 4 bps up from a day before and 117 bps from a year ago. Thus, me no surprise at Bloomberg's report ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... for the stock market...perhaps, even better now. US equities are advancing at the same time that yields on 10-year US Treasuries have remained around 2.5%. Stocks had a different reaction back on 22 May when yields started rising above 2.0%. It's all ...