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By Susanne Walker and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
March 5, 2013
Treasuries declined for a second day as a report showed U.S. services industries expanded, reducing demand for the safety of fixed-income assets.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Sarah Pringle and Moming Zhou, Bloomberg |
March 4, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average within 40 points of a record, amid optimism the Federal Reserve will continue to provide monetary stimulus.
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By Marc Nemenoff |
February 21, 2013
The bonds once again became a safety net in what the industry now likes to call a “risk-off” trade as the dollar strengthened and metals and equities crashed in the face of hedge fund liquidation and margin call selling.
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By Michael P. Regan and Leslie Picker, Bloomberg |
February 15, 2013
Most U.S. stocks fell, pulling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down from a five-year high, as Wal- Mart Stores Inc. tumbled after an e-mail showed an executive called February sales a “total disaster.”
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By Stephen Kirkland and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
February 13, 2013
Treasuries extended a third straight day of losses after a $24 billion auction of 10-year notes sold at a higher-than-forecast yield. U.S. stocks, the euro and oil erased early gains.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
February 12, 2013
Treasuries declined before the government sells $32 billion of three-year notes, the first of three auctions of coupon-bearing debt this week totaling $72 billion.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
February 6, 2013
The euro weakened as European Central Bank policy makers prepared to meet tomorrow amid renewed concern the debt crisis will worsen. U.S. stocks fluctuate while Treasuries gained.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
February 5, 2013
Stocks rallied, with benchmark indexes rebounding from the worst losses of the year, as more companies posted improving earnings and Dell Inc. agreed to the largest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis.
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By Marc Nemenoff |
January 29, 2013
Today begins a two-day FOMC meeting. At this time I do not expect any change in near term Fed policy. What could possibly change is the long term policy of quantitative easing.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
January 28, 2013
Treasury 10-year yields touched 2% for the first time since April after U.S. durable-goods orders climbed more than forecast. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index retreated following an eight-day rally, its longest since 2004.
