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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
February 27, 2014
Bonds remained higher as the government sold $29 billion in seven-year notes to the highest demand in more than a year.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2014
Treasuries fell for the first time in four days after Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser said the economy is on “firmer footing” and the central bank’s decision to cut debt purchases was a step in the right direction.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
September 24, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields fell to the lowest level in six weeks as investors bet the Federal Reserve will maintain monetary stimulus as it awaits a pick-up in economic growth, stoking demand for government debt.
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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.
