Bonds/Interest Rates

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

The FOMC argued about rolling back QE3 at its last meeting, the minutes of which sent the US dollar surging last night. Dow down 108. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

There appears to be no let-up in investor enthusiasm on either side of the Pacific. Dow up 53. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Westpac and NAB will both issue high-yield hybrid securities next month. Investors need to be fully aware of how they stack up against other opportunities.

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.

Worse than expected GDP results out of Japan and Europe last night dampened the mood, but Wall Street just doesn’t want to go down in any big way. Dow down 9. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

The ECB joined the currency war last night, in talk rather than action, while Wall Street found it’s not that easy to pull back. Dow down 42. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Wall Street stalled last night and Europe contemplated its fate while the Japanese stock market is off to a flyer. Dow up 7. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)

Europe was quickly forgotten last night after the announcement of a big LBO sent the Dow scurrying back towards 14k once more, closing up 99. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDST)