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By Alexis Xydias and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
April 15, 2013
Capitulating bears and overseas buyers are drowning out every other concern for American stocks, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to successive records even after the biggest drop in Treasury yields since June.
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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 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 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 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.
