Bonds/Interest Rates

Retail sales were weak and building approvals down, so might the RBA decide not to raise on Tuesday?

Greek bonds began to topple again last night while Ireland was forced to take on bank debt, all amidst a flurry of disinterest on Wall Street. Dow up 11. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)

RBS analysis suggests the market is overly ambitious on a lending growth rebound while Citi argues a popular case for NAB.

With two nights to go in the quarter commodity funds decided to buy with gusto last night following a successful Greek bond issue. Dow up 45.

Solid economic data through March has seen National Australia Bank bring forward the timing of expected interest rate hikes by the RBA.

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

The US Treasury bond market is under siege at the same time Europe is threatening to fracture. With stock markets grafting giddily upwards, what investments are really safe?

Just when it looked a Greek rescue plan was in the bag, the ECB slammed the EU and spooked Wall Street, turning a 120 point Dow rally into a flat session.

Portugal is back in the spotlight, Greece is unresolved, a US Treasury bond auction went very poorly last night and US economic data were not great either. Of course you’d buy the dollar. Dow down 52.

Are investors now worried they’re missing out? Dow up 102.