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By Marc Nemenoff |
April 5, 2013
This morning the Monthly Unemployment Report showed an increase in non-farm payrolls of 88,000 vs. expectations of 200,000. Needless to say the market took this in a negative way for equities and bullish for Bonds.
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By Christine Harper and Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
Primary dealers, the select group of banks and brokers that have held a seat at the center of the U.S. government debt market since 1960, are losing influence.
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By Susanne Walker and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
April 2, 2013
Treasuries fell, with 10-year yields rising from the lowest level in two months, before a government report that economists said will show factory orders rebounded in February.
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By Jae Hur and Yoshiaki Nohara |
March 29, 2013
In overseas trading, expectations for economic stimulus have fueled back-to-back quarterly gains in Japan’s Nikkei 225.
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By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
March 28, 2013
The euro gained the most this week versus the dollar as falling Spanish and Italian government bond yields signaled Cyprus’s banking crisis may be contained.
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By Cordell Eddings and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Treasuries rose as concern Cyprus’s banking crisis will worsen the euro area’s sovereign-debt turmoil underpinned demand for safer assets.
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By Susanne Walker and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
March 20, 2013
Treasuries fell for the first time in four days before the Federal Reserve ends a policy meeting amid speculation the central bank will maintain its bond-buying program, underpinning demand for higher-yielding assets.
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By Marc Nemenoff |
March 20, 2013
Bonds have been gyrating over the last few sessions on just about every news item out of Cyprus. Since Monday the Cypriot congress voted against levies on bank deposits and have been in talks with the Russians about assistance.
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By Cordell Eddings and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
March 19, 2013
Treasuries rose for a third day, pushing 10-year note yields close to the lowest level in almost two weeks on concern Cypriot lawmakers may reject a levy on bank deposits required to secure aid, boosting refuge appeal.
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By Marc Nemenoff |
March 18, 2013
The imposition of a levy on Cypriot bank deposits has sent the market once again in “risk-off” mode as participants headed for safety in U.S. Treasuries.
