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Banks raise $15bn in wholesale markets

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... pay for term deposits - total funds raised by major Australian banks in the wholesale markets just nudged $15 billion this year. Thomson Reuters numbers reveal that major Australian banks have already raised $5.4 billion in the domestic bond market and ...

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... expectations for 335,000 claims and the least since January 2008. However, economists explain that the unusual drop this time of the year has more to do with difficulties in seasonal adjustment. While there could be a payback in the coming weeks, the ...

Worried about the US? Buy US Treasuries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

Hybrid securities back in favour

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... investors. The corporate watchdog's warnings follows more than $11 billion worth of hybrids issued since the start of the year by big banks and household name companies such as NAB, Crown, IAG and Caltex. The highest issue this year is Westpac's $1.6 ...

Welcome to the QE Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... $1.7 trillion in purchases of Treasury and agency securities under the first LSAP program reduced the yield on 10-year Treasury securities by between 40 and 110 basis points. The $600 billion in Treasury purchases under the second LSAP program has been ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Yields on Australian government 10-year bonds plummeting to record lows points to investors expecting near negligible economic growth in the foreseeable future. But it could also be driven by overseas investors desperate for a safe-haven. In April this ...

Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... between a,-1 bil-a,-2bil worth of bonds. But isn't this already built into market pricing? Just have a look at the yield of 10-year US Treasuries. They were back up a little bit to 1.57% last night but not that far from the all-time low closing of 1.46 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... wake of European and Asian losses on rising investor worries about Spain's weak banks. The yield on the US Treasury's 10-year bond hit an all-time record low and the US dollar reached a nearly two-year high against the euro as investors sought safety ...

Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... supply can't keep up. The effect is so extreme that Bloomberg has reported yields are being compressed to what are now 10-year lows. Despite this, US AAA Treasuries are cheap compared to bonds from other established markets, said the report. Competition ...