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By Toru Fujioka and Masahiro Hidaka, Bloomberg |
February 11, 2013
The Bank of Japan could usher in a growth spurt unseen in a generation by stepping up stimulus and ending deflation, according to Haruhiko Kuroda, the head of the Asian Development Bank and a potential contender for BOJ chief.
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By Susanne Walker and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
February 8, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields traded close to a two-week low as efforts to trim the European Union budget added to concern the region’s economy will struggle to expand, boosting demand for safer assets.
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By Cordell Eddings and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
January 31, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields traded close to nine-month highs before a government report tomorrow forecast to show the U.S. added the most jobs in five months.
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By Steve Matthews and Caroline Salas Gage, Bloomberg |
January 30, 2013
Since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke in September began a third round of asset purchases aimed at lowering interest rates and spurring growth, bond yields have climbed. The trend may signal that his program is working.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
January 29, 2013
U.S. stocks rose on better-than- forecast earnings from companies including Pfizer Inc. and Valero Energy Corp., returning benchmark indexes to five-year highs.
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By Liz Capo McCormick and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
January 28, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields touched 2% for the first time since April as orders for durable goods in the U.S. rose more than forecast, another signal the U.S. economic recovery may be strengthening.
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By Grant Smith and Ben Sharples, Bloomberg |
January 21, 2013
Oil dropped from the highest level in four months in New York before European finance ministers meet today to discuss the region’s debt crisis and as U.S. lawmakers vote this week on budget measures.
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By Maria Kolesnikova, Bloomberg |
January 17, 2013
JPMorgan Chase & Co. led lending to commodities companies for a third consecutive year even as global financing to the industry fell to the lowest since 2010.
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By Wes Goodman and Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2013
Shinzo Abe is set to become the best friend of investors in Treasuries as Japan’s prime minister buys U.S. government bonds to weaken the yen and boost his nation’s slowing economy.
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By Susanne Walker and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
January 14, 2013
Treasuries advanced for a sixth time in seven days as investors sought the safest assets on speculation a disagreement among U.S. political leaders over the nation’s debt ceiling will derail the economy.
