Treasury two-year notes rose for a sixth week in the longest winning streak since August as manufacturing and housing weakness reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve will keep borrowing costs low.
Courtesy of Doug Short The behavior of Treasuries is an area of special interest in light of the Fed's second round of quantitative easing, which was formally announced on November 3rd. The first chart shows the percent change for a basket of...
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner regarding leadership succession at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
“We are consulting broadly with the Fund’s shareholders...
Courtesy of Tyler DurdenIt seems like it was only yesterday that the Fed passed the $1 trillion mark in total Treasury holdings (actually it was on that memorable Winter Solstice of 2010 but who's counting). Well it is not even 5 full months...
The markets responded as expected to this week's light Treasury supply, which included a hefty paydown on Thursday along with the usual dose of POMO. Stocks sold off Monday under the pressure of settling $72 billion in new notes and bonds, but...
TOP economic advisers have warned the government against trying to shield retailers from foreign online competition amid suggestions local shops might not have passed on the full savings of a high dollar.
Treasury prices rose modestly on Friday, pushing yields down towards the lows of the year, with no economic data on tap and a falling euro and vague worries about Greece drawing the attention of bond traders. Yields on 10-year notes , which move...
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said there's a rising concern that technology stocks are in a bubble as investors shake off their apprehension from the 2007-2009 American mortgage and credit collapse.