Bonds/Interest Rates

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

FIIG Securities is supporting a 7.25% fixed rate bond issue from Australia’s largest customer-owned bank.

Wall Street did nothing but sell last night as US bonds hit all-time low yields and gold, finally, saw a rush back in. Dow down 156. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Wall Street’s buy-the-dippers are putting in the effort but the weight of uncertainty fear is proving overwhelming. Dow down 33. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

As Greeks prepare to go back to the polls, the trickle of euro savings out of the country has turned into a flood. Dow down 63. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

FIIG outlines National Australia Bank’s latest fixed interest investment issue, offering an interest rate above that of term deposits.

No one’s quite sure what’s going to happen next in Europe, but it is perhaps better to be out than in. Dow down 125. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)

Analysts have revised forex market expectations with The US dollar and yen among the winners while estimates for the Australian and New Zealand dollars have been lowered.

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.