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By Anthony Lazzara |
June 19, 2013
Sugar has had a nice rally from the $0.16 level on news that the U.S. government will buy sugar on the domestic market in an effort to push up prices and avoid a larger bailout later.
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By Susanne Walker and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
June 17, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields were in the narrowest range in seven weeks as investors weighed whether the U.S. economy was strong enough for the Federal Reserve to reduce bond purchases designed to hold down borrowing costs.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
June 14, 2013
Industrial production in the U.S. was unchanged in May as a drop in utility use offset gains in manufacturing and mining.
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By Daniel Kruger and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
June 13, 2013
Treasuries rose as the World Bank lowered its forecast for global growth amid concern central banks are considering pulling back on stimulus measures, fueling demand for the relative safety of government debt.
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By Jamie Macrae |
June 12, 2013
Tapering and tightening are not the same thing. Tightening is tantamount to stepping on the brakes, while tapering is akin to easing up on the gas pedal. Whether this analogy holds true depends on which “effect” the market is more sensitive to.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
June 11, 2013
U.S. soybean farmers are planting a record crop that’s poised to double domestic reserves and expand a global surplus after last year’s drought drove prices to an all-time high.
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By Phil Flynn |
June 11, 2013
The EIA shocked in a good way when they reported a major increase in global oil supply! According to that number and assuming the world consumes 19 million barrels of oil per day, we then have 497 years of oil left.
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By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg |
June 10, 2013
The U.S.’s AA+ credit rating outlook was increased to stable from negative by Standard & Poor’s, based on receding fiscal risks, less than two years after stripping the world’s largest economy of its top ranking.
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By Daniel Kruger and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
June 10, 2013
For the first time since 2009, U.S. bond yields are rising at the same time inflation is slowing, providing a cushion for investors in Treasuries whether or not the Federal Reserve slows the pace of its debt purchases.
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By Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg |
June 7, 2013
Bill Gross, manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, said the Federal Reserve is unlikely to reduce its asset purchases after the unemployment rate climbed from a four-year low in May.
