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By Lu Wang and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
May 21, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, erasing earlier losses, after Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the central bank should continue its bond buying to boost growth that is slower than expected.
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By David Goodman and Candice Zachariahs, Bloomberg |
May 21, 2013
The yen weakened against the dollar, halting its biggest gain in three weeks, after Japan’s Economy Minister Akira Amari backed away from weekend comments that prompted the currency to rally.
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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.
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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.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
May 7, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 15,000, on optimism over global central bank stimulus and better-than- estimated corporate earnings.
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By Cordell Eddings and Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields rose to a three-week high as the U.S. prepared to sell $72 billion of debt this week with the jobs market showing signs of recovery.
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By Margaret Collins and Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg |
May 6, 2013
Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said he ignores macroeconomic forecasts such as Bill Gross’s “new normal” when investing and sympathizes with people who stuck with bonds amid low interest rates.
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By Liz Capo McCormick and Daniel Kruger |
May 5, 2013
Bond investors are gaining confidence the Fed won't spark a crash while unwinding the central bank’s $3.3 trillion balance sheet.
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By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
May 2, 2013
The Federal Reserve said it will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion while standing ready to raise or lower purchases as economic conditions evolve.
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By Susanne Walker and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2013
Treasury 10-year yields traded at almost the lowest level this year and volatility slid to a record on bets the Federal Reserve will affirm its commitment to the pace of bond purchases to support growth.
