Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who has always denied wrongdoing, did not immediately apply for bail on Wednesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has not applied for bail and will remain in custody after being charged with war crimes. The forme...
Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, who has always denied wrongdoing, did not immediately apply for bail on Wednesday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has not applied for bail and will remain in custody after being charged with war crimes. The former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross-recipient was expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday after being charged with five counts of war crime – murder in relation to alleged offences in Afghanistan between April 2009 and October 2012. Continue reading...
Short-dated notes led a jump in Treasuries as plunging oil prices fueled hopes that slower inflation may pave the way for the Federal Reserve to resume interest rate cuts. The two-year yield dropped 7 basis points to 3.72% in early Asia trading Wednesday, while the 10-year counterpart fell 4 basis points to 4.26%. Crude oil futures tumbled more than 15% after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week c...
Short-dated notes led a jump in Treasuries as plunging oil prices fueled hopes that slower inflation may pave the way for the Federal Reserve to resume interest rate cuts. The two-year yield dropped 7 basis points to 3.72% in early Asia trading Wednesday, while the 10-year counterpart fell 4 basis points to 4.26%. Crude oil futures tumbled more than 15% after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. “There’s room for more bull steepening” in the near term, said Ken Crompton , head of rates strategy at National Australia Bank Ltd. “The market could readjust toward a slightly greater chance of FOMC cuts than currently priced.”