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August 16, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Even though Wall Street staged a late rally to end with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite just slightly lower on the session and with the S&P 500 closing 0.32 percent higher, Treasury bonds still maintained higher prices on the session.
Despite the day’s recovery, from as much as 300 points lower for the Dow, investors still worried about issues such ...
August 13, 2007
by Elaine Frei
After early declines prices on US Treasury bonds were higher Monday as the dollar was mixed and the Federal Reserve put another $2 billion into the banking system in an effort to calm investors.
Yields on two-year treasury bonds yielded 4.44 percent and five-year issues were yielding 4.56 percent late in the afternoon in New York.
Meanwhile, ten-year paper was up $2.18 on ...
August 9, 2007
by Elaine Frei
The prices of US Treasury bonds rose on Thursday as there were indications that troubles in the US subprime sector are beginning to affect global markets and investors looked for safe places to put their money.
The European Central Bank put almost €95 billion into Eurozone money markets during the day to try to calm investors.
Two-year Treasury bonds were yielding 4.5 ...
August 8, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices were down on US Treasury bonds on Wednesday as equities markets saw gains and as an auction of $13 billion in new 10-year Treasuries didn’t generate much enthusiasm.
Indirect bidders, a clue to the amount of buying by foreign central banks, only accounted for about 32 percent of the auction.
Two-year Treasury bonds were yielding 4.68 percent, higher than Tuesday’s late quote of 4.58 ...
August 6, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices for US Treasury bonds were lower on Monday, sending yields higher as equities rose on Wall Street and corporate bonds seemed to settle down so that investors didn’t feel as much of a need to find safe places for their money.
Analysts and traders warned, however, that what the Federal Reserve has to say on Tuesday after it makes its ...
August 1, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices for US Treasury bonds fell on Wednesday as investors took profits and seemed to pay little attention to new manufacturing and private sector employment data that did not live up to expectations.
In addition, Treasuries didn’t seem to be as bothered with recent problems surrounding corporate credit and the subprime sector.
Two-year Treasury bonds were yielding 4.55 percent, while five-year issues were ...
July 30, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Investors were comforted by gains in equities markets on Monday and exited the government bond market, sending prices for US Treasury bonds lower and yields higher.
There was no new economic news to influence investors one way or the other.
Two-year treasury bonds yielded 4.58 percent, up from Friday’s late quote of 4.51 percent, while five-year issues were yielding 4.63 percent.
Ten-year yields were ...
July 26, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Yields on US Treasury bonds were lower and prices rose as investors exited risky investments as global equities markets declined sharply.
Besides the drop in equities, investors were also concerned by new data showing new home sales in the US down steeply in June.
Two-year Treasury bond yields dropped from 4.74 percent late Wednesday to 4.55 percent on the day.
Ten-year issues were yielding ...
July 24, 2007
by Elaine Frei
US Treasury bonds were helped by problems in corporate credit and the subprime mortgage sector.
The immediate corporate difficulties have to do with a postponed debt sale connected to the leveraged buyout of a unit of General Motors, but that is only the latest in a series of problems related to corporate bonds.
New focus was put on the subprime mortgage sector when Countrywide Financial ...
July 20, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices on US Treasury bonds were higher on Friday as investors looked to government bonds for a safe place to put their money as they worried about problems in the subprime mortgage sector spreading to other sectors of the economy.
There were warnings from JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM; TYO:8634) and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke this week about the subprime mess, while Standard and Poor’s issued ...
July 17, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices were lower and yields higher on US Treasury bonds on Tuesday as subprime mortgage sector worries and a new report showing the housing sector still suffering worried investors.
The National Association of Home Builders said that its sentiment index was at a 16½ year low.
Inflation worries also weighed as the government reported that industrial output and core producer prices are both ...
July 13, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices on US Treasury bonds were higher on Friday after new data showed that retail sales in June were much lower than had been expected., dropping 0.9 percent, the biggest decline in almost two years.
A decline of only 0.3 percent had been expected, as the markets already knew about weak sales in cars and homes, but hadn’t taken account of ...
July 12, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices for US Treasury bonds declined on Thursday as equities surged, but analysts said that the declines were not as steep as they could have been.
This, however, did not discourage good demand for an auction of $8 billion in inflation-indexed 10-year issues.
Late in the afternoon in New York, two-year Treasury bonds saw yields up to 4.94 percent, while 5-year paper was yielding 4.02 ...
July 10, 2007
by Elaine Frei
The price of US Treasury bonds was higher on Tuesday on declines in equities markets and continuing concerns about the subprime mortgage sector.
The subprime worries were only magnified by news that Standard & Poor’s is looking at downgrading billions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities, a possibility signaled by an announcement that it had put the securities on its CreditWatch list.
Two-year Treasury ...
July 6, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices for US Treasury bonds were lower on Friday, and yields grew, on new data showing that the US unemployment rate is steady.
The report revived fears that a new increase in US interest rates could be in the cards.
Two-year Treasury bonds were yielding 4.99 percent, while five-year issues saw yields rise to 5.09 percent.
Prices for ten-year paper dropped $3.12 on ...
July 3, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices on US Treasury bonds dropped on Tuesday after equities markets saw gains and results were better on factor orders in May than had been hoped, and even though realtors reported that pending sales of homes in May were as low as they have been since September 2001.
Two-year Treasury bonds were yielding 4.891 percent, while ten-year yields were at 4.045 percent against ...
July 2, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices were up on US Treasury bonds on Monday as investors ignored the Institute for Supply Management’s new report that showed manufacturing in the US up from 55 in May to 56 in June, and instead looked to bonds as a safe place to put their money after recent terrorist activity in the UK. In addition, investors ...
June 27, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Prices were up slightly on US Treasury bonds on Wednesday and yields fell as investors worried about the effect troubles in the subprime mortgage market might have on the wider mortgage market and bonds looked like a safe place to put money. A weak durable goods order report also aided bonds. Orders were down by 2.8 percent in ...
June 25, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Yields on 10-year government bonds fell on Monday. The 10-year Japanese government bond was down to a yield of 1.88 percent, while the 10-year bund dropped 3 basis points to 4.62 percent. Ten-year gilt yields also dropped 3 basis points, to 5.48 percent. Meanwhile, in late afternoon trade in New York, the 10-year US Treasury bond was ...
June 21, 2007
by Elaine Frei
Two-year US Treasury bonds saw yields decline as prices rose a bit. Investors were looking for safe, short-period places to put their money as problems in the subprime mortgage business again surfaced. There are concerns that the trouble in that part of the mortgage sector could extend into the full sector. The two-year paper was yielding 4.96 percent on ...
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