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By Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg |
February 19, 2013
As President Barack Obama starts his second term, the bond market is already telling him that the administration’s forecasts for economic growth over the next four years are too optimistic.
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By Phil Mattingly |
February 11, 2013
Frustration with New York-based S&P, the nation’s largest ratings firm, Moody’s Corp. and Fitch Ratings has existed almost since the current administration took office.
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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.
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By Hans Nichols, Bloomberg |
January 9, 2013
President Barack Obama plans to name White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew tomorrow as his choice for Treasury secretary, replacing Timothy F. Geithner.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
January 8, 2013
Treasuries rose on demand for the safest securities before three sales of notes and bonds totaling $66 billion this week, starting with a $32 billion three-year debt auction today.
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By Mike Dorning, Bloomberg |
January 4, 2013
Fresh from one budget fight, President Barack Obama and Congress are heading for an even bigger confrontation over raising the nation’s debt limit.
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By Richard Rubin, Roxana Tiron and James Rowley, Bloomberg |
January 2, 2013
The U.S. House passed a bill undoing income tax increases for more than 99 percent of households, giving a victory to President Barack Obama even as Republicans vowed to fight him in coming week.
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By Heidi Przybyla and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg |
December 28, 2012
President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to a White House meeting three days before a year-end deadline to avoid $600 billion in spending cuts and tax increases
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By Phoebe Sideman and Isaac Arnsdorf, Bloomberg |
December 27, 2012
Iron ore is rallying the most in about two years as analysts predict that China, the biggest buyer, will import a record amount in 2013 as its accelerating economic growth spurs demand for steel.
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By Daniel Kruger and John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
December 26, 2012
Treasuries rose, pushing 10-year yields toward the lowest average annual yield on record, as U.S. leaders prepared to resume talks on a budget stalemate that may push the world’s biggest economy into recession.
