interest rates

U.S. 10-year yield at almost two-month high before Fed updates

By Susanne Walker and Emma Charlton, Bloomberg | May 21, 2013

Treasury 10-year note yields traded at almost the highest level in two months before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke testifies on the economy in Congress tomorrow.

U.S. 30-year bonds: Confusion breeds opportunity

By Sholom Sanik | May 20, 2013

The month of May started out on a strong economic footing, and the Treasury market began what would be a multi-week selloff. On May 15, the first of the bad headlines hit the wires. Now what for U.S. 30-year bonds?

U.S. bonds cheapest since ’90 versus bunds counter Buffett

By Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg | May 20, 2013

The longest decline in Treasuries this year has left U.S. government debt the cheapest since March 2011 when measured by real yields and the best relative value compared with German bunds in more than two decades.

Housing data, durable goods, crude inventories out this week

By Toni Hansen | May 18, 2013

Traders this week will watch housing market data, crude inventories, durable goods orders and the FOMC minutes.

Russia spurns rate-cut calls as inflation tops economic woes

By Olga Tanas and Scott Rose, Bloomberg | May 15, 2013

Russia left its main interest rates unchanged for an eighth month, brushing off government calls for lower borrowing costs and repeating an incremental cut to seldom used rates after inflation accelerated last month.

Treasury 10-year yields reach seven-week high on Fed speculation

By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg | May 14, 2013

Treasury 10-year note yields reached seven-week highs as speculation the Federal Reserve may consider tapering its record bond-purchase program crimped demand for the securities as equities indexes traded at record levels.