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Tapering still some way off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... over-reaction. This view was reinforced by the Fed's decision in September not to reduce its $85 billion monthly purchases of US Treasury and mortgage-backed securities. "The chorus that rates must go higher has not proven the basis for a successful ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
Australian shares have rallied to a fresh five-year high following news former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers with withdrawn his candidacy to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. Mr Summers' decision means Professor Janet Yellen, the Fed's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
... far as its likely impact on the Federal Reserve's decision on when to scale back its aggressive bond-buying program. US Treasury bond yields have been rising as better economic data has fuelled speculation the Federal Reserve will soon taper the program. ...

One-third of US federal workers could retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... its slowdown although there are fears of renewed rumblings of another Congress showdown over the debt ceiling. The US Treasury yesterday warned that without a new debt ceiling deal that by mid-October they will have to suspend payments to some of the ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... erupt (again) between the Democrats and the Republicans as they engage in oratory battle over the US debt ceiling. US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew brought this to the fore last night when he appealed to Congress to raise the ceiling from the current ...

Benchmark bond funds worst choice for Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... bond valuations to fall-as global volatility continued. "Just recently we've seen Australian bond yields following US Treasury yields higher on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will begin tapering its economic stimulus program from September," ...

US delays tax avoidance law by 6 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The US Treasury Department has postponed a new law designed to crack down on offshore tax avoidance by US citizens by six months. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FACTA) requires foreign banks, insurance companies and asset managers to report ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... The report reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve would soon begin tapering its bond-buying program, and sent US Treasury yields sharply higher. But, after a mid-morning dip, stocks pulled back and stayed higher through to the close.. LONDON - European ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... ended the day decisively lower on concerns about the Chinese economy but rallied well above their intraday lows as US Treasury yields retreated. At the closing bell on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 139.54 (0.94 per cent) to 14,659.86. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... fell 7.39 (0.22 per cent) to 3,357.25. Indices in France, Germany and the UK all opened higher, but tumbled after US Treasury interest rates move sharply higher at midday. US stocks also swooned, but later recovered after several lurches up and down ...