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By Steven K. Beckner |
April 1, 2013
Concern has been growing among Federal Reserve officials that the Fed’s low interest rate policies are causing excessive risk-taking in search of higher yields, but that doesn’t mean the Fed is about to abandon its employment goals.
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By James G. Neuger and Rebecca Christie, Bloomberg |
March 14, 2013
European leaders are loosening the economic shackles once demanded by Germany as the recession and mounting unemployment in southern Europe shove aside the debt crisis as the euro area’s biggest headache.
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By Michelle Jamrisko and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
March 14, 2013
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly dropped last week to the lowest level in almost two months, adding to signs the labor market in strengthening.
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By Marc Nemenoff |
March 14, 2013
June Bonds are currently 21 lower at 140’29 and the 10-year Notes 9 lower at 130’06.0. This morning’s Weekly Jobless Claims showed a decline of 10,000 vs. expectations of a slight increase.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
March 12, 2013
Job openings in the U.S. rose in January, rebounding from a slump the prior month and showing the labor market will keep making progress in 2013.
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By Marc Nemenoff |
March 12, 2013
June Bonds are currently 10 higher at 141’08 and the 10 Yr. Note 5.5 higher at 131’21.0. I am now willing to look at the Bonds as a trading affair between the 140’20 and 142’26 levels. My bias has changed from negative to neutral.
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By Joseph Ciolli and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
March 8, 2013
The dollar gained versus the yen to the highest level since 2009 as U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast last month, boosting optimism the economy is withstanding higher taxes and lower government spending.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
March 8, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index approaching a record high, as data showed employers added more jobs than forecast last month and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped.
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By Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg |
March 8, 2013
Bill Gross, manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, said the larger-than-forecast increase in U.S. employment last month won’t prompt the Federal Reserve to alter the central bank’s stimulus measures.
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By Austin Kiddle |
March 8, 2013
The underlying improving tone in the U.S. economy has prompted investors to buy equities and reduce their bets on gold prices. Even Japan reported a much higher-than-expected GDP growth of +0.2% in Q4.
