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By Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
February 11, 2013
Hedge funds increased bullish commodity positions for the fourth straight week and became the most bullish on copper since December on signs of faster growth in the U.S. and China.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
February 7, 2013
Dry weather and shipping delays in South America are boosting demand for soybeans from the U.S., the world’s largest grower and exporter, and producing the tightest inventories in almost five decades.
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By Nicholas Larkin and Debarati Roy, Bloomberg |
January 15, 2013
Danske Bank A/S and Credit Suisse Group AG, the most-accurate gold forecasters, say prices will probably peak this year while their nearest rival, UniCredit SpA, sees no end in sight to the 12-year bull market.
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By Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
January 9, 2013
The pound dropped below $1.60 for the first time in five weeks on speculation Bank of England officials meeting this week will signal they may introduce additional stimulus as the economy struggles to recover.
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By Bill Gross |
January 3, 2013
It was Milton Friedman, not Ben Bernanke, who first made reference to dropping money from helicopters in order to prevent deflation. Bernanke’s now famous “helicopter speech” in 2002, however, was no less enthusiastically supportive of the concept.
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By Cordell Eddings and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
December 28, 2012
Treasuries advanced for a third day amid speculation U.S. lawmakers will fail to reach agreement in time to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff of more than $600 billion in spending cuts and tax increases
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By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
December 26, 2012
Treasuries were little changed as President Barack Obama plans to return to Washington amid stalled talks on the so-called fiscal cliff that’s poised to cut spending and raise taxes at the end of the year.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 29, 2012
Treasuries erased losses after Republican House Speaker John Boehner said “no substantive progress” has been made in talks to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, boosting demand for haven assets.
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By Cordell Eddings and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
October 29, 2012
Treasuries rose, pushing 10-year note yields to almost a two-week low, amid concern that Hurricane Sandy will disrupt business and hurt the U.S. economic recovery.
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By Susanne Walker and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg |
October 26, 2012
Treasuries pared gains after a report showed the U.S. economy expanded at a faster-than-forecast 2 percent annual rate in the third quarter.
