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By Kristin Fox |
April 24, 2013
Swapping his career at PIMCO to start his own firm, John Brynjolfsson talks with us about trading, the economy and launching a global macro hedge fund firm in 2009, arguably one of the most difficult times to start a fund.
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By Jim Brunsden |
April 22, 2013
The European Union intensified its campaign against U.S. Federal Reserve proposals to toughen oversight of bank units belonging to overseas lenders.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Steve Matthews |
April 20, 2013
Federal Reserve Governor Jeremy Stein said liquidity regulation is essential to stability, while noting a need for a more moderate approach to oversight.
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By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
April 17, 2013
The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economic expansion remained “moderate” amid gains in manufacturing, housing and autos that offset weakness in defense-related industries in some regions.
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By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg |
April 16, 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William C. Dudley said a slowdown in the pace of employment growth in March highlights the need to maintain the pace of bond purchases.
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By Marc Nemenoff |
April 15, 2013
June Bonds are currently 9 higher at 147’26 and the 10 Yr. Notes 2.5 higher at 133’02.0. China is showing signs of a slowing economy.
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By Toni Hansen |
April 12, 2013
Traders have a number of reports to watch next week, including CPI, housing starts and the Fed's Beige Book.
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By Justin Pugsley |
April 12, 2013
It is certainly looking like gold has lost its mojo. When a market no longer responds with higher prices to events that are normally seen as a positive, then it is generally a signal that a once bullish trend is over.
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By Anna-Louise Jackson and Anthony Feld, Bloomberg |
April 12, 2013
Companies sensitive to changes in the yield on 10-year Treasury notes are leading the market, suggesting that some equity investors have been premature in anticipating higher interest rates.
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By Austin Kiddle |
April 12, 2013
Bears of gold are battling with the bulls, with the bears excited by the shorter-term factors such as the U.S. economic improvement, and the bulls encouraged by the longer-term hedging demand by the global central banks.