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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
May 22, 2013
Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year note yields above 2 percent for the first time since March, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress the Fed may cut the pace of bond purchases at the next few meetings if policy makers see indications of sustained economic growth.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
February 25, 2013
Treasuries rose, pushing 10-year yields down the most since November, as polls indicated the euro area’s third-largest economy, Italy, may be left with a hung parliament, stoking refuge demand.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
February 12, 2013
Treasuries declined before the government sells $32 billion of three-year notes, the first of three auctions of coupon-bearing debt this week totaling $72 billion.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
January 11, 2013
The difference between the yields on two-year debt and 10-year notes steepened to almost the most since May on optimism the global economic recovery is strengthening, reducing demand for safe-haven assets.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
January 9, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields traded close to the highest level since April after the U.S.’s first auction of the securities this year was met with weaker-than-average demand.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
December 13, 2012
Treasuries fell for a third day as a decline in U.S. unemployment-insurance claims and a gain in retail sales sapped demand at the government’s auction of $13 billion of 30-year bonds.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year yields to a two-week high, as investors sought higher-yielding assets and the Federal Open Market Committee began a two-day meeting amid forecasts it will decide to buy more bonds to spur the economy.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
December 6, 2012
Treasury 10-year note yields dropped to a more than two-week low amid speculation the U.S. employment market is floundering as politicians debate the so-called fiscal cliff, sustaining demand for safer assets.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
September 27, 2012
Treasuries fell for the first time in nine days, snapping their longest rally in almost four years, as optimism Spain is moving closer to meeting budget-deficit targets reduced the refuge appeal of U.S. government debt.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
July 26, 2012
Treasuries fell as the yield at a seven-year-note sale exceeded forecasts after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the ECB was ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro, damping safety demand.
