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By Joshua Zumbrun, Jeff Kearns and Catarina Saraiva, Bloomberg |
January 29, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s latest round of bond buying will reach $1.14 trillion before he ends the program in the first quarter of 2014, according to median estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
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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 Susanne Walker and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
December 18, 2012
Treasury 10-year yields touched the highest level in seven weeks amid speculation talks are progressing in Washington to resolve a budget showdown that threatens to send the economy into recession.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
December 17, 2012
Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year note yields toward a five-week high, as investors weighed prospects for a budget deal in Washington and the U.S. prepared to sell $35 billion in two-year notes.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
December 13, 2012
Treasuries fell for a third day as a decline in U.S. unemployment-insurance claims and a gain in retail sales sapped demand at the government’s auction of $13 billion of 30-year bonds.
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By Susanne Walker and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
December 12, 2012
Treasury 30-year bond yields touched the highest level in more than a month before the Federal Reserve concludes a two-day policy meeting at which it’s forecast to decide to buy more Treasuries to spur the economy.
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By Susanne Walker and Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year yields to a two-week high, as investors sought higher-yielding assets and the Federal Open Market Committee began a two-day meeting amid forecasts it will decide to buy more bonds to spur the economy.
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By Susanne Walker and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year yields up to the highest level in two weeks, as the U.S. prepared to sell $32 billion in three-year debt in the first of three note and bond sales this week totaling $66 billion.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 16, 2012
Treasury 10-year note yields traded at almost two-month lows as President Barack Obama meets with lawmakers to resolve the so-called fiscal cliff.
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By Susanne Walker and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
November 9, 2012
Treasuries rose, with 10-year yields reaching a two-month low, amid speculation U.S. lawmakers face headwinds to agree on measures to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
