| Treasury prices rallied in the final session of 2007 as investors who turned to the safety of government bonds throughout a turbulent year hedged once more against a variety of risks. ... more info |
| For some, municipal bonds can far outpace Treasuries. ... more info |
| For some, municipal bonds can far outpace Treasuries. ... more info |
| Town governments, school districts and other municipalities looking to borrow money got a new option Friday when trying to insure their bonds: billionaire investor Warren Buffett. ... more info |
| In the rubble of this year's market turmoil, adventurous investors can find opportunities in beaten-down sectors such as financials or even risky junk bonds. Some experts advise broad sector bets through ETFs.
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| The bond insurance industry, battered by fears of collapse, received some validation Friday as Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway opened a business to guarantee municipal bonds. ... more info |
| Investors in Japanese debt have lost money this month as 10-year yields rose from a two-year low reached on Nov. 22, a Merrill Lynch index shows. ... more info |
| Treasury prices rallied Thursday as news of the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto startled markets and sparked demand for safe assets like government-backed bonds. ... more info |
| Treasury prices gained Thursday after widespread weakness in the stock market sent investors looking for the safety of bonds. ... more info |
| A signal from the Bank of Japan that it would refrain from raising interest rates and yields near a seven-week high lured buyers. ... more info |
| Yields on benchmark 10-year securities rose to a two-week high after Merrill Lynch said it would get a cash infusion of as much as $6.2 billion from Temasek and Davis Selected Advisors. ... more info |
| Two former Bear Stearns investment bankers pleaded guilty to fraud as part of a probe in Texas that has implicated firms that underwrite municipal bonds.
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| NEW YORK -- Deterioration in the credit cycle has taken a new twist, as Fitch Ratings warned Friday a number of bonds might be downgraded -- because the bonds' insurer is facing a downgrade from Fitch. ... more info |
| Moody's Investors Services said Friday it may downgrade $773 million in bonds issued by Centro Shopping Centre Securities Ltd., just days after the Centro Properties Group cut earnings forecasts on its exposure to the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis. ... more info |
| Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said Friday it placed 261 classes of asset-backed securities on negative credit watch because the bonds are insured by MBIA Corp. ... more info |
| Moody's Investors Services said Friday it may downgrade 900 million Australian dollars in bonds issued by Centro Shopping Centre Securities Ltd. and backed by commercial property mortgages. ... more info |
| Fitch placed MBIA's insurance-business rating on review for a downgrade after MBIA disclosed deeper exposure to CDOs.
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| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services slashed its rating on nearly $23 billion of bonds backed by home-equity loans on Thursday, saying a spike in missed payments on these loans casts doubt upon how safe the bonds are. ... more info |
| Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Thursday said he was confident Wall Street would welcome his plan to tackle state fiscal woes by issuing bonds backed by increased highway tolls, partly because the deal will be shielded from politics. ... more info |
| A downgrade of a major insurer of bonds to "junk" status, which could cost some banks and local governments billions of dollars, shouldn't harm Nevada and its ability to sell bonds, Treasurer Kate Marshall said Wednesday. ... more info |
| Dozens of municipal bonds issued by California cities and public development agencies were downgraded on Wednesday after a credit rating agency slashed its rating for the bonds' insurer. ... more info |
| Bond insurers who back municipal bonds are on shakier ground. Here's what that might mean for your portfolio ... more info |
| Standard & Poor's downgrade of a major bond insurer should have no effect on New Orleans and its ability to sell bonds to help finance its recovery plan, financial advisers said Wednesday. ... more info |
| Lack of confidence in a major bond insurer led to a ratings cut Wednesday for 17 bonds issued by Florida government agencies, which could mean higher borrowing costs for cities and other local governments already fearing budget cuts. ... more info |
| Standard & Poor's downgrade of a major bond insurer should have no effect on New Orleans and its ability to sell bonds to help finance its recovery plan, financial advisers said Wednesday ... more info |
| A major insurer of bonds was downgraded to "junk" status on Wednesday, a move that could potentially cost banks and local governments billions of dollars. ... more info |
| The securities gained as the benchmark share index in the nation slid for a fifth day on concern deepening credit-market losses will slow the U.S. economy. Bonds also advanced on speculation the Bank of Japan will keep borrowing costs on hold at a meeting this week. ... more info |
| The U.S. Treasury is cutting deeply into how much you can sock away in U.S. savings bonds. Starting on Jan.1, 2008, savers may put away $20,000 per year: $5,000 each in traditional Series EE and inflation-indexed Series I bonds you buy online, another $5,000 each in paper bonds you get through a bank. ... more info |
| Benchmark notes followed a fall Friday in Treasuries after a report showed consumer prices in the United States rose the most in two years. Demand for Japanese debt was also limited before a sale of 20-year debt Tuesday. ... more info |
| The California Public Employees' Retirement System will sell more than $20 billion in stocks and bonds as the largest U.S. public pension fund aims for higher returns from venture capital, commodities, real estate and several other investment options. ... more info |
| Default rate hits 25-year low - what could be more reassuring than that? Incongruous as it seems in this febrile environment, the trailing 12-month global default rate for corporate speculative-grade bonds declined in November to just 0.74 per cent, according to Standard & Poor's. ... more info |
| The difference in yield between Japanese and U.S. 10-year bonds climbed last week to the widest in a month on signs that inflation was a bigger threat in the United States than in Japan. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Government bonds linked to inflation showed resilience Thursday after wholesale prices registered their largest monthly gain in almost 35 years and hiked concern that rising inflation could pressure the weakening U.S. economy. ... more info |
| Financial guarantors that provide insurance on bonds and securities backed by subprime loans are scrambling to line up capital amid expectations that ratings agencies will call on some to raise more funds to cover potential losses.
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| Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said Wednesday bond insurer Security Capital Assurance Ltd. faces a capital shortfall of more than $2 billion to maintain a "AAA" credit rating, which is needed to continuing insuring bonds. ... more info |
| Difficult economic fundamentals for the U.S. corporate bond market are likely to persist at the start of 2008 and could send adventurous fixed-income investors far afield in places like Brazil and Russia to capture enticingly high yields. ... more info |
| Stocks slumped and bonds rallied Tuesday after the Federal Reserve cut the fed funds rate by a quarter-percentage point, as expected, but disappointed some investors looking for a bigger cut.
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| Treasury notes were little changed Monday after UBS said that it would replenish capital by selling stakes to investors in Singapore and the Middle East. ... more info |
| It is important to explain how both stocks and bonds work and to teach the art of working together in a family setting. ... more info |
| Electric utility Allegheny Energy Inc. on Friday said its West Penn Power Co. subsidiary will issue $275 million in first mortgage bonds. ... more info |
| Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty to charges he lied to federal investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs.
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| Defaults on junk bonds are expected to skyrocket in the coming year as economic growth slows, the investment rating service Moody's said Thursday.
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| Traders maintained bets that the Federal Reserve would cut its target lending rate by at least a quarter-percentage point at its meeting next week. ... more info |
| The European primary market for investment-grade corporate bonds is unlikely to recover before the year end, after one of the worst months for new supply and returns from the asset class in six years.
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| Defaults on junk bonds are expected to skyrocket in the coming year as economic growth slows, the investment rating service Moody's said Thursday. ... more info |
| In Europe, bonds gained for a second session as concern over rising credit costs linked to U.S. subprime mortgages and falling global equity markets increased demand for government debt. ... more info |
| Arkansas officials reported Tuesday that the state's revenues in November dropped below last year's figures and economists' predictions last month as the state paid out $6.4 million in college savings bonds. ... more info |
| Paulson called on Congress to pass stalled housing legislation and support a new White House proposal to use tax-exempt bonds to refinance troubled subprime mortgages. (Text of remarks)
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| Berkshire spent $2.1 billion on high-yielding bonds issued by power producer Energy Future, formerly known as TXU.
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| A severe bout of illiquidity has hit eurozone government bonds, threatening to impair the ability of some governments and other borrowers to meet their funding needs in coming months ... more info |
| Nomura Securities said last month that it would cease making markets for U.S. Treasury bonds and close its Chicago office as it reorganizes its securities operations in the United States. ... more info |
| Japan's securities watchdog recommended the Financial Services Agency punish an employee of Barclays Capital Japan for purchasing corporate bonds for which his company was acting as a lead manager.
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| Transportation Commissioner Jerry Nicely on Friday proposed issuing a $145 million bond to close a 19-mile gap in a bypass around Nashville by the end of 2011. ... more info |
| Agency mortgage bonds are poised for their worst year in more than a decade, with supply up sharply and investors flocking to the safety of Treasurys. ... more info |
| Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox is pushing for rule changes intended to provide a single, online source of information on municipal bonds through an industry self-regulatory body. ... more info |
| The Dow industrials rose 22.28 points to 13311.73, extending a recent rally for stocks, but an undercurrent of continued credit-market angst dragged down financial shares and renewed investors' interest in government bonds.
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| Benchmark securities ended a two-day slide after Wells Fargo announced a $1.4 billion pretax charge tied to increased losses on home equity loans. ... more info |
| Executives from some of the larger companies that provide payment insurance for bonds and other securities backed by subprime mortgages, facing the prospect of higher capital requirements, said Tuesday they could raise more capital through reinsurance. ... more info |
| Normal service has been restored - or at least something approaching normality. After a three-day suspension in bank-to-bank trading of covered bonds, market-makers are back quoting prices at a third of normal sizes, at three times the normal bid-offer spreads. ... more info |
| Treasury prices plunged Tuesday after news of a capital infusion for ailing Citigroup Inc. emboldened investors to venture back into stocks and diminished the appeal of government bonds. ... more info |
| Nazir Razak, the chief executive officer of CIMB, turned down an offer to join a top-tier global bank and instead used acquisitions to transform Commerce International Merchant Bankers, once a small, state-controlled firm, into a global force in Islamic bonds. ... more info |
| Benchmark securities slid, ending two days of gains, after the Nikkei newspaper said that China Investment, a government-backed fund, may invest part of the foreign-exchange holdings of the nation in Japanese shares. ... more info |
| Treasury prices mainly rose Monday as a new set of worries about the credit markets led investors to shy away from risk and again seek the safety of government bonds. ... more info |
| The Nasdaq and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange announced an agreement to form a closer working relationship for the benefit of companies listed on both stock exchanges.
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| Sinking stocks and rising bonds are signaling a recession may be near, but Fed officials and many economists continue to believe that the economy will avoid a downturn.
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| Credit Suisse decided to stop making markets in European government bonds on four MTS trading platforms.
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| Treasury prices rose slightly during an abbreviated post-holiday session Friday when a lively stock market rally limited demand for government bonds. ... more info |
| Growing unease among investors has driven banks in Europe to temporarily suspend trading of covered bonds, the latest sign of the deepening problems in the mortgage debt market.
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| Investors, seeking safety, are bidding up Treasurys but shunning nearly everything else, from stocks to municipal bonds to government-sponsored entities.
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| The risk of Japanese companies defaulting rose to a record after rating companies downgraded $34.8 billion of securities tied to mortgage bonds, credit-default swaps indicated. ... more info |
| A German banking association agreed Thursday to stop trading pfandbrief mortgage bonds, as rising global credit fears made it too difficult to continue trading the securities. ... more info |
| The market for government bonds denominated in local currencies expanded by 10 percent in the first half of the year. ... more info |
| Growing unease among investors has driven banks in Europe to temporarily suspend trading of covered bonds, the latest sign of the deepening problems in the mortgage debt market.
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| Growing unease among investors has driven banks in Europe to temporarily suspend trading of covered bonds, the latest sign of the deepening problems in the mortgage debt market.
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| A year after securities firms settled market-manipulation claims, investors in the $360 billion market cannot get basic information about trading in their securities. ... more info |
| When voters approved nearly $2 billion in bonds last year to upgrade how the state moves goods in and out of its ports, they left it up to lawmakers to decide how to spend the money. ... more info |
| Benchmark bonds gave up an early advance as the Nikkei 225 stock average rebounded on optimism the 10 percent decline in the index this month was overdone given the outlook for earnings. ... more info |
| The notes ended two days of gains as the perceived risk of local companies defaulting on their debt declined. Investors may have preferred stocks instead of bonds as the average dividend yield of the key share index in Japan stayed above the yield on 10-year government bonds. ... more info |
| The announcement of plans for the launch of the west's first shariah-compliant government bonds suggests doubts about the initiative in the Treasury are fading ... more info |
| The bank sold $4 billion of 10-year notes at the highest yield relative to benchmark interest rates in Citigroup's history. ... more info |
| Barry Bonds was indicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges, charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he didn't knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs.
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| Indonesian coal miner is planning to hold share offer in July. ... more info |
| Move ends five days of gains as a rebound in global stocks reduced demand for the relative safety of government debt. ... more info |
| Treasury prices fell for the first time in a week Tuesday as gains on U.S. stock markets reduced demand for the safety of government debt. ... more info |
| Benchmark debt rose for a fifth day on speculation that the central bank governor, Toshihiko Fukui, will signal plans to keep borrowing costs unchanged in coming months as turmoil in global credit markets slows the U.S. economy. ... more info |
| The yield on the two-year European government note held near an eight-month low on Monday on speculation that mounting losses at financial companies will crimp global economic expansion. ... more info |
| JPMorgan Asset Management and Kokusai Asset Management, which runs the second-biggest managed debt fund, increased holdings of Japanese bonds as the yen rose 11 percent against the dollar since the end of June. ... more info |
| The advance in benchmark notes pushed yields to close to the lowest since February 2006 as concern global subprime-mortgage losses would deepen led traders to pare bets the Bank of Japan would raise interest rates this year. ... more info |
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| In Colombia, international investors buying stocks and bonds must leave a 40 percent deposit at Banco de la Republica for six months. The Reserve Bank of India created a bureaucratic thicket to curb speculation. And the Bank of Korea is investigating trading of currency forward contracts. ... more info |
| The dollar's recent decline is so steep that even Japan, the nation with the most debt and the lowest interest rates, is attracting global bond funds. ... more info |
| Country Garden and Hyundai Capital Services were among six global borrowers that delayed at least $3.5 billion in sales of U.S. corporate bonds last week. ... more info |
| The government will step up preparations for the launch of sharia-compliant bonds, known as sukuk, as it seeks to turn London into the world centre of Islamic finance ... more info |
| Benchmark debt advanced as escalating losses tied to U.S. subprime mortgage defaults reinforced expectations that the Bank of Japan will hold off raising interest rates during the first quarter of 2008. Bonds also rose after machinery orders for September fell more than economists expected. ... more info |
| As European companies try to reduce their reliance on bank loans and short-term debt by issuing new bonds, even investment-grade issuers are facing higher costs.
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| Companies raised about $4.4 billion in the past six weeks selling toggle bonds, securities that allow borrowers to pay interest in cash or with more debt. ... more info |
| Bond insurers may feel the fallout from rising defaults on subprime mortgages and downgrades to bonds' credit ratings.
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| Benchmark 10-year yields approached the lowest in almost two weeks after Orix, the largest nonbank financial company in Japan, said first-half profit from operations fell 27 percent. Bonds also rose on speculation higher oil prices and waning demand for Japanese exports will hurt the second-largest economy in the world. ... more info |
| Fitch Ratings says downgrades of corporate bonds rose in the third quarter to $92.1 billion, their highest level in two years, a potential sign of rising distress.
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| Underwriters are bringing $8 billion of Alltel Corp.'s bonds and loans to the markets to help finance the company's leveraged buyout, representatives said Monday. ... more info |
| World stocks fell and safe-haven bonds surged on Monday after fears of major losses in Citigroup rekindled concerns about the health of financial firms hit by the credit market turmoil. ... more info |
| The Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to Kentucky's practice of exempting interest on local municipal bonds purchased by state residents.
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| Sales of bonds backed by housing loans have dropped 20 percent this year as home purchases have declined, according to Citigroup, reducing the need for longer-maturity Treasury notes as a hedge. ... more info |
| Renewed fears over credit troubles and the health of banks knocked world stocks and the dollar lower on Friday, and boosted safe-haven bonds while investors held vigil for a key U.S. employment report later in the day. ... more info |
| The perceived risk of owning Chinese property developers' debt rose Thursday on concern that a record bond offering by Country Garden will drive up borrowing costs. ... more info |
| A lot of fund managers are taking on additional risk in the search for yield, putting their principal at risk. ... more info |
| Stocks rallied and bonds slumped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut a key short-term interest rate by a quarter point, as expected, and implied that it was done cutting rates for the time being.
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| HSBC and Dubai International Financial Exchange created 25 indexes that group more than 100 securities, including notes that comply with Islamic law. ... more info |
| Barring preferential treatment would force 42 states to either tax their own bonds or give identical breaks to out-of-state bonds. ... more info |
| Bank C.D.s, bonds and money market funds may offer peace of mind to nervous investors. ... more info |
| The price of crude oil hit another record high yesterday, capping a wild week on Wall Street, punctuated by widespread rumors and violent market swings. ... more info |
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| Bank C.D.s, bonds and money market funds may offer peace of mind to nervous investors. ... more info |
| Holly Hooper-Fournier, editor of the Mutual Fund Strategist newsletter, says that her firm's mechanical timing strategy tries to identify "periods of high risk [and] zones of uncertainty," and it has come close to triggering a sell signal on large-cap domestic stocks. Already, in the last week, the system triggered sell signals on the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Russell 2000, and Hooper-Fournier said in a radio interview that domestic and international bonds are among the few market areas that merit current buys.
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| A Royal Bank of Canada trader alleged that some of his colleagues intentionally valued various bonds improperly in a bid to boost the bank's profits. ... more info |
| Treasury note prices were little changed Thursday after a government report showed new-home sales unexpectedly rose in September after results for previous months were revised down. ... more info |
| The biggest holder of asset-backed bonds among Japanese banks plans to invest about ¥3 trillion, or $26 billion, in such securities overseas, saying prices are attractive after turmoil in credit markets eroded demand. ... more info |
| The companies have agreed to buy $400 million of bonds of Harman International Industries after they abandoned their $8 billion leveraged buyout last month. ... more info |
| Melrose Resources will test the fragile appetite for high-yield debt in Europe after mandating Merrill Lynch as sole bookrunner to sell $357.4 million of junk bonds.
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| St. George Bank and eight other companies sold 2.02 billion Australian dollars, or $1.8 billion, of bonds in Australia last week, the most since June, as higher yields enticed investors to set aside concerns about further losses from the U.S. housing slump. ... more info |
| Investors are allowed to put the money in their I.R.A.s into almost anything, be it condominiums or airplanes. A growing number of people are doing just that. ... more info |
| The Dow industrials marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 crash with a 2.6% plunge fueled by anxiety about earnings and the credit markets. Bonds rallied, pushing yields lower, and the dollar remained weak.
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| The Dow industrials marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 crash with a 2.6% plunge fueled by anxiety about earnings and the credit markets. Bonds rallied, pushing yields lower, and the dollar remained weak.
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| A savings bond expert predicts the Treasury will lower or freeze the fixed-rate component of I bonds on Nov. 1. If you're going to buy, do it now. ... more info |
| Korea Development Bank is seeking to sell at least $500 million of dollar-denominated bonds as a credit crisis eases, said three people with direct knowledge of its plan. ... more info |
| Total holdings of equities, notes and bonds fell a net $69.3 billion after an increase of $19.2 billion in July, the U.S. Treasury Department said. ... more info |
| While U.S. mortgage defaults cause speculative debt to fall, bonds financing oil rigs are still paying handsomely. ... more info |
| The best bonds in the market for high-yield debt are financing oil rigs in the Yellow Sea and the Malacca Strait. ... more info |
| Oct 15 - The three biggest U.S. banks said they plan to create a fund to prevent the sell-off of billions of dollars of bonds. ... more info |
| Japanese government bonds fell Monday on speculation the U.S. economy will weather a housing slump and keep expanding. ... more info |
| Investment banks have started work on developing a new index to track emerging-market corporate bonds in an effort to profit from a sector that is growing at a faster rate than the more-mature sovereign-debt market.
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| Banks for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and TPG will start selling loans and bonds next week to finance the buyout of TXU, now named Energy Future Holdings, people briefed on the plans said. ... more info |
| Moody's slashed credit ratings on about 2,000 bonds backed by subprime home loans that were originally valued at $33.4 billion, in its largest wave of downgrades.
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| The biggest quarterly rally for U.S. government securities in five years is getting an extraordinary lift from the burgeoning reinvestment of petrodollars by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. ... more info |
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| SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Instead of getting money from the government when you retire, there's a movement afoot to get money when you are born. That's right, the government is considering issuing "baby bonds" to all Americans at birth that would mature when an individual turns 18.
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| Japan's bonds fell Tuesday, pushing yields to an eight-week high, on expectations that demand for government debt will wane as the U.S. economy avoids a recession. ... more info |
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| Investors are drawn to Australian bonds because of the currency's strength, along with a strong economy and the prospect of rising interest rates. ... more info |
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| Investors are drawn to Australian bonds because of the currency's strength, along with a strong economy and the prospect of rising interest rates. ... more info |
| Barclays Capital, HSBC and JPMorgan started marketing the debt in Asia, Europe and the United States on Monday and then will start the sale. ... more info |
| The gap between yields on TIPS and regular government bonds is around its lowest level in years. ... more info |
| Yes, those Treasuries are expensive, but other bonds may provide opportunity. ... more info |
| Yes, those Treasuries are expensive, but other bonds may provide opportunity. ... more info |
| The Pioneer fund ended the third quarter ahead 1.6%, showing that even amid turmoil it was possible to make money in junk bonds.
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| Video rental company Movie Gallery is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under a deal with key creditors that will allow it to convert its bonds into stock, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. ... more info |
| Stocks rose Friday morning and bonds slumped after a strong September jobs report reassured investors that the economy is not headed for a recession.
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| Harbinger Capital Partners generated returns for investors of more than 65 percent this year, helped by bets against subprime mortgage bonds and gains in commodities. ... more info |
| Joseph Balestrino, manager of the Federated Total Return Bond Fund, was buying when investors fled mortgage bonds. ... more info |
| The World Bank said it will launch a $5 billion fund to invest in local-currency denominated bonds in poor nations.
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| SAN FRANCISCO -- California's stem cell research initiative got off to a strong start this week, nearly three years after state voters approved funding it with $3 billion in general obligation bonds.
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| The World Bank set its sights on cracking one of the most intractable problems in global emerging markets: developing local-currency bond markets to allow countries to fund their long-term needs, such as infrastructure ... more info |
| Treasury securities gained Tuesday after U.S. stocks declined and a report showed that pending home sales had fallen to the lowest level on record in August, another sign the housing recession may persist. ... more info |
| For the first time since 1995, the U.S. bond market is rallying on the assumption that the Federal Reserve has relegated inflation to a secondary concern and now views a recession as a much greater threat to the economy. ... more info |
| Comments by Federal Reserve officials and Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Fed, are indicating that investors will continue this week to seek shelter by holding bonds. ... more info |
| BOSTON -- Jim Shepherd, editor of the Shepherd Investment Strategist newsletter, says that the economy is "going into a significant recessionary period" and recommends that investors head for the safety of Treasury bonds now to avoid the pain.
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| Jim Shepherd, editor of the Shepherd Investment Strategist newsletter, says that the economy is "going into a significant recessionary period," and recommends that investors head for the safety of Treasury bonds now to avoid the pain. In a radio interview, Shepherd suggested that "most analysts and commentators right now are proclaiming that the problems are over and that the Fed action has saved the day," but that he sees the move as being "a long-term negative for the economy."
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| Japan is preparing to launch the biggest change in the country's financial regulations in 20 years, a move designed to encourage the nation's thrifty savers to put more of their $13 trillion in personal assets into stocks and bonds.
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| A tentative pact between GM and UAW boosted GM's shares and sent auto shares and bonds climbing on expectations that Ford and Chrysler will reach similar pacts.
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| SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- After the Federal Reserve Board's larger-than-expected interest-rate cut, stock prices jumped. But another asset class is floating higher from the move: Junk bonds, which had been beaten down because of troubles in the subprime credit business, are suddenly looking good as spreads widen and demand picks up.
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| Japan's Finance Ministry plans to issue its first 40-year bonds on Nov. 6, with demand expected to come mostly from life insurers and pension funds.
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| Sep 20 - Gold rallied to a near three-decade high, crude closed at a new record near $84, and government bonds tumbled as the dollar hit a lifetime low against the Euro. ... more info |
| The bonds will be offered at an extra yield, or spread, of 38 basis points more than the one-month bank bill swap rate, say people familiar with the deal. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO -- One of bonds' big bugaboos -- reinvestment risk -- is reappearing, and bond holders accustomed to attractive short-term yields are due for a rude awakening.
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| The bonds will be offered at an extra yield, or spread, of 38 basis points more than the one-month bank bill swap rate, say people familiar with the deal. ... more info |
| A Lehman Brothers analyst recommends buying protection against a default on Pakistan's $2.7 billion of dollar-denominated bonds as President Pervez Musharraf seeks re-election next month. ... more info |
| A Lehman Brothers analyst recommends buying protection against a default on Pakistan's $2.7 billion of dollar-denominated bonds as President Pervez Musharraf seeks re-election next month. ... more info |
| The move was meant to help fund a new reserves management agency and cool an economy that has generated its fastest inflation since 1996. ... more info |
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| ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. -- Worried? You bet. Drumbeats pounding: "Recession! Bear!" The voice in your head's getting louder, echoing comic-strip antihero Dilbert's worst-case-scenario in 2002 during the last recession: "I'm broke," said Dilbert, "my 401(k) savings are worthless." Yes, fear's a killer.
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| Berkshire sold $750 million in five-year unsecured bonds this week to provide funds for a Clayton Homes financing unit.
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| Bank of America sold 230 billion yen of global bonds on Friday, sources said, joining a handful of major banks that have sought to raise cash in Japan's stable credit markets. ... more info |
| Prices of U.S. Treasury securities fell as decreases in interest rates on interbank loans and commercial paper indicated some resumption in lending after recent losses in asset-backed securities. ... more info |
| The bonds of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's third-largest made-to-order chip maker, will underperform investment-grade Asian debt as the U.S. economy slows, according to Calyon, the investment banking unit of Credit Agricole. ... more info |
| Japan's five-year government notes fell Thursday as yields neared their lowest since March 2006 and gains in stocks deterred investors from buying debt. ... more info |
| NEW YORK -- Last week I wrote about how the mortgage mess has bitten borrowers and lenders, and how that's helped certain fixed income investments. There's more good news. I was surprised to discover another opportunity in tax-exempt municipal bonds.
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| Efforts to control accelerating inflation in China will limit a rebound in Chinese government bonds, according to Citic Securities. ... more info |
| Hong Long, a property developer in China, plans to raise $100 million selling high-yield, high-risk bonds with warrants attached, said two people familiar with the deal. ... more info |
| Treasury prices were mostly lower Tuesday as gains in the stock market drew money away from bonds and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke shed no light on the central bank's plans for interest rates.
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| Banks and companies need to refinance almost $140 billion worth of commercial paper in Europe by the end of next week, which may push up yield premiums on corporate bonds, according to Deutsche Bank. ... more info |
| Hedge funds lost 1.3% in August, their worst performance since May 2006, hurt by losses in stocks and junk bonds.
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| Hedge funds lost 1.3% in August, their worst performance since May 2006, hurt by losses in stocks and junk bonds.
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| Japanese government bonds rose Monday, pushing 10-year yields to their lowest in more than 18 months, after a government report showed that the economy shrank almost twice as much in the second quarter as economists had forecast. ... more info |
| In recent weeks credit investors ran for cover in more ways than one. At a time when a handful of banks were refusing to quote prices for some small European government's bonds - the safest of the safe - covered bonds saw nothing like the damage inflicted on other credit classes. ... more info |
| Regulators plan to probe how the major credit-rating agencies are paid and their independence from Wall Street firms that issue bonds, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Friday. ... more info |
| U.S. regulators plan to probe how the major credit-rating agencies are paid and their independence from Wall Street firms that issue bonds amid the crisis in the mortgage market, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Friday. ... more info |
| Since June, the amount of distressed bonds has risen more than fivefold to $24.8 billion. ... more info |
| NEW YORK -- The mortgage mess has bitten borrowers and lenders alike. And some fixed income-rates, such as government bonds, have actually dropped as skittish investors have sought cover. So what's the good news?
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| Treasury 10-year notes fell Tuesday as one of the first August gauges of how the subprime mortgage crisis is affecting the economy showed manufacturing is still contributing to growth. ... more info |
| Japanese government bonds advanced Tuesday as traders pared bets that the economy is strong enough for the central bank to raise interest rates this month. ... more info |
| Issuance of investment-grade corporate bonds surged in August as investors sought alternatives to riskier junk bonds and mortgage debt and companies locked in low rates.
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| Japanese bonds fell for a second day Monday on speculation that an auction of 10-year government debt Tuesday will offer investors the lowest coupon in 18 months. ... more info |
| The settlement filed Friday in U.S. court in Detroit includes $295.1 million to investors in shares and bonds and $47 million to current and former Delphi employees who invested in the company through their retirement plans. ... more info |
| Catastrophe bonds, which investors buy to bet against natural disasters, have returned 3.4 percent since May 31. ... more info |
| The increase signals the panic that caused money markets to freeze up and delayed 50 bond sales might be abating. ... more info |
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| Slumping stocks and bonds typically send investors scurrying for safety, and this recent market downturn has been no exception.
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| China is setting up a $200 billion investment company to seek higher returns on its $1.33 trillion of currency reserves. ... more info |
| The nation's biggest debt sale will provide funds for a state agency that will invest part of the world's largest currency reserve. ... more info |
| MFS Investment Management is buying the bonds of casino and health care companies, while Loomis Sayles is scouting for "unfairly punished" debt, like loans to Chrysler Group, amid a credit rout. ... more info |
| The price of 10-year U.S. securities prices rose Monday, while the yield gap between long and short-term government notes narrowed on reduced concern about the subprime-related credit crunch. ... more info |
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| The rally in 30-year U.S. Treasury bond prices may become a casualty of the Federal Reserve's efforts to ease a widening credit crunch. ... more info |
| Municipal bond yields have risen, some topping 5% in recent weeks, as selling by hedge funds and nervous investors push prices down.
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| U.S. government bonds ended mixed Thursday as investors questioned whether a move by Bank of America to shore up the largest U.S. mortgage provider would end the home loan crisis. ... more info |
| The currency also gained as the risk of owning corporate bonds in Europe fell to the lowest point in more than a month. ... more info |
| A surge in electronic trading is fueling consolidation in the exchange industry, as investors seek to trade stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies, all in one place. ... more info |
| Ottimo Funding, an issuer of economically important corporate paper, has the highest possible credit rating and does not own subprime mortgage bonds. That made no difference to investors. ... more info |
| Mutual-fund managers are finding buying opportunities in corners of the bond market that other investors have abandoned.
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| Merrill Lynch forecasts that the price of benchmark 10-year notes will rise this year for the first time since 2004 as a two and a half-year cycle of interest-rate increases pushed inflation below the Reserve Bank of India's annual target. ... more info |
| The $1 billion deal helps SK Telecom expand in the world's largest biggest mobile-phone market by subscribers as growth slows in South Korea. ... more info |
| Stocks slipped Tuesday morning as investors mulled ongoing problems in the credit and mortgage markets and opted to put their money in the relatively safer haven of bonds.
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| In a sign that investors are fleeing investments that carry even the slightest hint of risk, the price of short-term government debt soared Monday. ... more info |
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| Israel's benchmark Shahar bonds rose for the first time in four days after the U.S. Federal Reserve Friday cut its discount rate to ease the effects of a rout in global credit markets. ... more info |
| But the index-fund guru says stocks could slide further before the dust clears. His advice: Stay calm -- and keep some bonds in your portfolio ... more info |
| In the old days, a diversified portfolio consisted of blue-chip stocks and U.S. bonds. The stocks provided growth and some income in the form of a dividend and the bonds offered stability and steady payouts. When stocks were up, bonds tended to go down and when stocks went down bonds went up -- the classic example of how diversification protects your portfolio.
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| China's bond market should be able to withstand a fourth interest-rate increase this year because local banks have sufficient funds to invest in debt, ... more info |
| China Vanke, the biggest Chinese publicly traded developer, plans to sell billions of yuan in bonds in the first offering since the government eased debt-market rules. ... more info |
| The benchmark subprime mortgage index linked to home loans made in last year's second half fell to a record low on Wednesday, as nervous investors sold risky bonds and liquidity fears rose, traders said. ... more info |
| Credit-rating firms played a crucial role in the subprime-mortgage boom that is troubling financial markets. S&P, Moody's and Fitch gave top ratings to securities built on the questionable loans, making them seem as safe as Treasury bonds.
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| Credit-rating firms played a crucial role in the subprime-mortgage boom that is troubling financial markets. S&P, Moody's and Fitch gave top ratings to securities built on the questionable loans, making them seem as safe as Treasury bonds.
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| Bonds rose Tuesday after several Canadian investment trusts had trouble repaying short-term loans, further signaling a weakening credit environment.
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| Joe Battipaglia, market strategist for the Private Client Group at Stifel Nicolaus says that the stock market's current downturn is an event that could last at least several more quarters, which should prompt investors to flee to quality stocks and bonds. In a radio interview, Battipaglia said the credit crisis is a "multi-year" event for financial stocks, and warned that investors should avoid the financial and energy sectors as they look for solid fundamentals and reasonable values to carry them through the tough time.
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| Signs of risk aversion re-emerged on European markets on Tuesday, weighing on stocks and boosting government bonds, even after several days of cash injections from some of the world's major central banks. ... more info |
| Investments in funds that track commodity indexes increased by 50 percent in the second quarter as pension funds and other money managers diversified away from stocks and bonds, according to American International Group. ... more info |
| Buying bonds from a nonprofit organization lets you show your giving side -- and make money, too. ... more info |
| Stocks tumbled and bonds rallied Thursday morning as renewed fears about global credit woes caused investors to dump equities and seek safer havens for their money.
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| Bond prices fell Wednesday after a lackluster sale of 10-year notes and as traders turned towards riskier assets rather than the safe haven of bonds. The dollar fell against the euro and rose versus the yen. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Prices of high-yield bonds spiked up Wednesday as money moved back into more credit-risky debt.
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| Bond prices fell Wednesday after a lackluster sale of 10-year notes and as traders turned towards riskier assets rather than the safe haven of bonds. The dollar fell against the euro and rose versus the yen.
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| Barry Bonds became the most prolific home-run hitter in Major League Baseball history, slugging his 756th to break Hank Aaron's record.
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| Barry Bonds became the most prolific home-run hitter in Major League Baseball history, slugging his 756th to pass Hank Aaron's record.
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| So far, at least, emerging market bonds have escaped the worst of the turmoil in credit markets. But should junk from developing economies really perform better than junk from the developed world? ... more info |
| Treasurys tumbled Monday as investors pulled away from the safe haven of bonds amid soaring U.S. stocks. ... more info |
| Treasurys tumbled Monday as investors pulled away from the safe haven of bonds amid soaring U.S. stocks.
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| Chinese government bonds, the worst-performing bonds in Asia, could rally if the central bank refrains from raising interest rates again this year. ... more info |
| Many longer-term holders of bonds believe recovery could easily stretch into this fall as markets reprice risk and search for stability.
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| Barry Bonds hit home run No. 755 in San Diego, tying Hank Aaron's career home-run record.
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| Boston Scientific's bonds were downgraded to "junk" status by two credit-rating agencies, as bond markets signaled increased doubts about the company's ability to pay back its $9 billion in debt.
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| Boston Scientific's bonds were downgraded to "junk" status by two credit-rating agencies, as bond markets signaled increased doubts about the company's ability to pay back its $9 billion in debt.
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| SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of lender IndyMac Bancorp Inc. suffered a 10%-plus fall early Friday after an e-mail by Chief Executive Mike Perry to employees surfaced that described the mortgage-backed bonds market as "very panicked and illiquid." As a result, he said in the note that the lender will have to make major changes to its underwriting and pricing guidelines. IndyMac Bancorp is the holding company for IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., which bills itself as the seventh largest savings and loan and the second largest independent mortgage lender in the nation.
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| Prices of U.S. Treasury securities strengthened Thursday on speculation that losses will deepen in riskier markets including corporate bonds and stocks. ... more info |
| Assicurazioni Generali reported healthy first-half profit, citing immaterial exposure to bonds backed by subprime mortgages in the U.S. The company also announced the sale of its Nuova Tirrena unit.
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| Credit Suisse said second-quarter net profit surged 48%, aided by buoyant markets for issuing and trading stocks and bonds.
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| Credit Suisse said second-quarter net profit surged 48%, aided by buoyant markets for issuing and trading stocks and bonds.
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| Credit Suisse said second-quarter net profit surged 48%, aided by buoyant markets for issuing and trading stocks and bonds.
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| Japanese government bonds rose Wednesday as reports of increasing losses at hedge funds globally spurred demand for the relative safety of government debt. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Weakness in junk bonds and subprime-mortgage markets could lead to as much as a double-digit correction in U.S. stock markets, respected bond-fund manager Bill Gross warned on Tuesday. ... more info |
| Japan Bank for International Cooperation plans to sell Islamic bonds in Malaysia backed by products traded on the London Metal Exchange. ... more info |
| The perceived risk of owning Asian bonds soared as investors around the world fled corporate and emerging market debt for safer government securities, according to credit-default swap traders. ... more info |
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| The subprime mortgage bonds that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac hold may have lost $4.7 billion in value, Citigroup estimated. ... more info |
| The value of subprime bonds held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has fallen by $4.7 billion, Citigroup analysts estimate.
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| Investors and banks holding on to U.S. subprime mortgage bonds in hopes of a recovery in value may make losses worse, mirroring the Japanese banking crisis in the 1990s, according to authors of a new report. ... more info |
| Stocks and high-yield corporate bonds are back to appropriate levels, the world's biggest bond fund manager said on Friday, a day after fears of spreading problems in the housing market triggered a rout in global stock and credit markets. ... more info |
| Falling prices on subprime mortgage bonds have cut the value of such securities held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by $4.7 billion, Citigroup analysts estimate.
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| Stocks and corporate bonds tumbled on fears that the housing slump is spreading to the broader economy.
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| Stocks and corporate bonds tumbled on fears that the housing slump is spreading to the broader economy.
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| Nomura Holdings, the largest Japanese securities firm, said Wednesday that first-quarter profit almost quadrupled as assets under management climbed to a record and revenue from trading stocks and bonds increased. ... more info |
| Brazil canceled a regularly scheduled auction of its main LTN bonds, citing "financial market conditions."
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| Shanghai Automotive, the largest Chinese carmaker, plans to sell as much as 8 billion yuan, or $1.06 billion, of bonds to help finance the development of its own-brand Roewe sedans as well as acquisitions. ... more info |
| Vodafone Group shareholders voted against plans by a dissident investor group to overhaul the company by spinning off its stake in Verizon Wireless and increasing its debt. Shareholders overwhelmingly supported Vodafones management, with more than 93 percent of proxy voters against a recommendation by an activist investor group, Efficient Capital Structures, to spin off, or issue a tracking stock for, Vodafones 45 percent stake in the Verizon Wireless. Almost 95 percent of proxy voters, which make up the vast majority of Vodafones institutional investors, were also against Efficient Capitals call for the issuance of new listed bonds to shareholders. Vodafones chief executive, Arun Sarin, above, praised Verizon Wirelesss growth and indicated the company had no plans to end its involvement. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone. ... more info |
| Bonds rose Tuesday while traders bought into the save-haven of government bonds amid a U.S. market selloff, sending the 10-year note's yield to a 7-week low. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Weakness in junk bonds and subprime-mortgage markets could lead to as much as a double-digit correction in U.S. stock markets, respected bond-fund manager Bill Gross warned on Tuesday. ... more info |
| Woes plaguing the subprime mortgage market are spreading to junk bonds, according Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund.
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| Bonds rose Tuesday while traders bought into the save-haven of government bonds amid a U.S. market selloff, sending the 10-year note's yield to a 7-week low.
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| Bonds rose Tuesday while traders bought into the save-haven of government bonds amid a U.S. market selloff, sending the 10-year note's yield to a 7-week low.
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| Fund managers for company pension funds are shifting away from stocks to prepare for accounting changes that will require them to more fully disclose the value of their holdings. ... more info |
| Wouldn't it be great if you could find the ideal blend - an investment that combined the cozy security of government bonds with the double-digit returns investors expect from stocks? That seems like a pipe dream in a world where ten-year Treasuries yield 5 percent and equities sell at premium prices that augur a dim future.
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| Wall Street firms postponed a $3.1 billion debt sale to pay for the LBO of GM's Allison unit by private-equity firms, reflecting hard conditions for risky corporate loans and bonds.
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| Wall Street firms postponed a $3.1 billion debt sale to pay for the LBO of GM's Allison unit by private-equity firms, reflecting hard conditions for risky corporate loans and bonds.
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| The SPDR Lehman Municipal Bond Fund would compete with a proposed offering from Barclays Global Fund Advisors. ... more info |
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| Fixed-income investors have been demanding a bigger premium for owning riskier bonds. ... more info |
| The dollar fell to record lows against the euro Friday, which traded at a fresh peak of around $1.3839, while bonds gained, sending the 10-year yield below 5 percent for the first time in more than a month. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Rising yields and heightened inflationary concerns proved toxic for most bond mutual funds in the second quarter, yet some riskier areas of the credit market such as high-yield bonds managed to stay above water, though barely. ... more info |
| The dollar fell to record lows against the euro Friday, while bonds gained, sending the 10-year yield below 5 percent for the first time in more than a month.
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| The dollar fell to record lows against the euro Friday, while bonds gained, sending the 10-year yield below 5 percent for the first time in more than a month.
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| Fixed-income investors have been demanding a bigger premium for owning riskier bonds. ... more info |
| The dollar fell to record lows against the euro Friday, which traded at a fresh peak of around $1.3839, while bonds gained, sending the 10-year yield below 5 percent for the first time in more than a month. ... more info |
| The dollar fell to record lows against the euro Friday, which traded at a fresh peak of around $1.3839, while bonds gained, sending the 10-year yield below 5 percent for the first time in more than a month. ... more info |
| The dollar fell to record lows against the euro Friday, which traded at a fresh peak of around $1.3839, while bonds gained, sending the 10-year yield below 5 percent for the first time in more than a month. ... more info |
| Standard & Poor's kept worries about mortgage credit in focus by announcing downgrades of 418 classes of bonds backed mainly by so-called "piggyback" loans.
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| SAN FRANCISCO -- Don't believe the hype on the subprime mortgage crisis. Analysts say many housing-linked investments could still be good buys, so long as you discriminate. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Don't believe the hype on the subprime mortgage crisis. Analysts say many housing-linked investments could still be good buys, so long as you discriminate.
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| European investors showed signs of an increasing aversion to risky corporate bonds, despite investor attempts to look beyond the implications for the buyout boom and bull run in stocks.
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| Bear Stearns said two hedge funds it runs are now worth nearly nothing, as the downturn in bonds tied to subprime mortgages gets deeper and goes global. (Read a letter to clients)
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| Bear Stearns said two hedge funds it runs are now worth nearly nothing, as the downturn in bonds tied to subprime mortgages gets deeper and goes global. (Read a letter to clients)
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| Foreigners sharply increased their buying of long-term U.S. securities in May, as appetite for corporate bonds and equities surged. ... more info |
| Halfway through the introduction of measures aimed at cutting the cost of share trading, the European Commission is mulling similar steps for bonds and derivatives.
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| India's 10-year bonds rose Monday on speculation that an increase in spare cash in the banking system will raise demand for debt. ... more info |
| The performance of bonds suggested that investors were becoming less averse to risky assets. ... more info |
| Investors depend on guesswork by Wall Street traders for valuing their bonds because there is no centralized trading system or exchange for subprime mortgage securities. ... more info |
| Yields on the five-year and 10-year Treasury bonds have spiked to their highest levels since mid-2006. Before you jump into the bond market, you'll need to know what to look for. ... more info |
| If S&P reduces the credit ratings on $12 billion of bonds backed by subprime mortgages, it could force investors to dump the securities and exacerbate losses at hedge funds and securities firms. ... more info |
| The yields fell after Standard & Poor's said that it might cut credit ratings on $12 billion of bonds backed by subprime mortgages, raising concern that housing weakness would slow the U.S. economy. ... more info |
| The pound rose to a 26-year high against the dollar and British bonds surged after Standard & Poor's said that it may cut ratings on $12 billion of bonds backed by U.S. subprime mortgages. ... more info |
| As U.S. Treasury bonds rallied on Tuesday, many investors sought options known as puts pegged to a fund often used as a bond market surrogate and, in this case, as a safety net, should bond prices reverse course and fall. ... more info |
| The shares of U.S. commercial and investment banks fell on Tuesday after two bond rating agencies started to downgrade billions of dollars of securities backed by subprime bonds, triggering concerns that bond sales and lending businesses could slow. ... more info |
| S&P and Moody's announced a wave of downgrades on bonds backed by subprime mortgages, a tacit admission that they had misjudged the risk of the securities.
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| A sharp earnings warning from home-improvement retailer Home Depot and downgrade threats for a chunk of mortgage bonds from ratings agency Standard & Poor's sent the dollar to new all-time lows against the euro.
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| S&P and Moody's announced a wave of downgrades on bonds backed by subprime mortgages, a tacit admission that they had misjudged the risk of the securities.
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| A sharp earnings warning from home-improvement retailer Home Depot and downgrade threats for a chunk of mortgage bonds from ratings agency Standard & Poor's sent the dollar to new all-time lows against the euro.
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| Subprime defaults are a huge problem for investors in collateralized debt obligations, according to Credit Suisse analysts, who put the fallout from rising delinquency rates at the low end of estimates. ... more info |
| The bear market in U.S. Treasury securities is just getting started as investors turn their attention to the strengthening labor market and faster inflation instead of the decline in home prices. ... more info |
| Losses from bonds secured by U.S. subprime home loans could reach $52 billion amid rising foreclosures on the mortgages. ... more info |
| Junk-bond mutual funds posted their worst monthly performance since 2005 as investors shy away from high-yield debt.
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| Barry Bonds, the San Francisco Giants slugger who is about to eclipse Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader at the same time as he continues to be embroiled in a controversy over steroid use in baseball, will play in the All-Star Game Tuesday. It speaks volumes about the game that almost destroyed itself but now appears to be the National Pastime once again.
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| The swoon in junk bonds poses a dilemma for investors trying to decide whether to buy at lower prices or wait to see how the market scenario unfolds.
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| European stocks and government bonds fell after the president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, said that interest rates in the euro region were "still accommodative," suggesting they might be lifted further this year. ... more info |
| Investors are getting skittish just as private-equity firms, led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Blackstone, prepare to sell $300 billion worth of bonds and loans to finance LBOs, according to Bear Stearns. In the past two weeks alone, more than a dozen companies have been forced to postpone or restructure debt sales. ... more info |
| While economists expect the ECB to hold benchmark borrowing costs steady at 4 percent Thursday, the ECB president, Jean-Claude Trichet, may signal after the policy-setting meeting that rates will increase later this year. ... more info |
| Kim Mikkelsen outperformed his European hedge fund peers by investing in bonds backed by summer homes in Hornbaek, Denmark and waterfront apartments in Copenhagen. ... more info |
| Wall Street underwriters called off a $1.15 billion sale of "junk" bonds that would pay for a leveraged buyout of ServiceMaster.
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| The ringgit, which has risen 3 percent this year, may gain another 3.7 percent to 3.3 against the U.S. dollar by March 2008, RHB Research Institute says. ... more info |
| Japanese government bonds gained Tuesday after terrorist plots in Britain spurred demand for the relative safety of government debt in the United States and Europe. ... more info |
| Just as increased volatility in stocks can highlight opportunities for equity investors, the recent rockiness in bonds can help clarify some decisions. ... more info |
| United Capital Markets Holdings Inc. has stopped honoring refunds to investors in some of the firm's Horizon Strategy group hedge funds that invested in subprime-mortgage bonds, Bloomberg reported on its Web site on Tuesday. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Rising yields and heightened inflationary concerns proved toxic for most bond mutual funds in the second quarter, yet some riskier areas of the credit market such as high-yield bonds managed to stay above water, though barely. ... more info |
| United Capital Asset Management has temporarily suspended payments from four of its Horizon funds following losses from its investment in subprime mortgage bonds.
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| United Capital Markets Holdings Inc. has stopped honoring refunds to investors in some of the firm's Horizon Strategy group hedge funds that invested in subprime-mortgage bonds, Bloomberg reported on its Web site on Tuesday. ... more info |
| Just as increased volatility in stocks can highlight opportunities for equity investors, the recent rockiness in bonds can help clarify some decisions. ... more info |
| The Russian state-run oil company will sell bonds to reduce bank loans and sell assets to trim 40 percent of its $25 billion in debt by 2010. ... more info |
| Demand is being fueled by speculation that losses at hedge funds owning subprime mortgage bonds like those managed by Bear Stearns will spread and slow the economy. ... more info |
| NAS, the Saudi operator of a large fleet of private planes, will raise the equivalent of $4.1 billion through the bonds and loans to finance previously announced aircraft orders. ... more info |
| The Treasury bond market could find itself pulled in different directions this week by new economic data expected to be generally positive and the ongoing troubles of the subprime-mortgage sector.
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| SAN FRANCISCO -- Rising yields and heightened inflationary concerns proved toxic for most bond mutual funds in the second quarter, yet some riskier areas of the credit market such as high-yield bonds managed to stay above water, though barely. ... more info |
| Carlyle Group cut the size of its initial public offering of a fund that invests in mortgage-backed bonds, while Cambridge Place said it would close a fund that took losses on subprime debt. ... more info |
| The Fed kept its benchmark interest rate on hold Thursday for an eighth consecutive meeting. "The Fed is signaling it wants it proven first that inflation is down and will stay down," said Gerald Lucas, senior investment strategist in New York at Deutsche Bank. ... more info |
| Japan's government bonds had their biggest decline since March on Thursday after a rebound in stocks reduced speculation that investors will abandon riskier assets. ... more info |
| Japan's government bonds had their biggest decline since March on Thursday after a rebound in stocks reduced speculation that investors will abandon riskier assets. ... more info |
| Khazanah Nasional, an investment unit of the Malaysian government, sold $850 million of Islamic bonds that can be converted into shares of the country's biggest toll-road operator. ... more info |
| Khazanah Nasional, an investment unit of the Malaysian government, sold $850 million of Islamic bonds that can be converted into shares of the country's biggest toll-road operator. ... more info |
| The perceived risk of owning corporate bonds was near a 10-month high Wednesday, while bonds in emerging markets tumbled on concern over the extent of investor losses arising from defaults on subprime U.S. mortgage loans. ... more info |
| Japan's 10-year bonds advanced for a fourth day Wednesday, the longest rally in more than three months, on speculation that a drop in local shares will prompt investors to buy government debt. ... more info |
| MISC, the world's biggest owner of liquefied natural gas tankers, postponed a planned $750 million bond sale because of fluctuations in yields sparked by losses linked to U.S. subprime mortgages. ... more info |
| China's new state investment agency is poised to secure its first significant funding with the announcement that the finance ministry will issue $200bn in bonds. ... more info |
| Strong global stocks and bonds markets have fueled rapid growth in the $11.1 trillion U.S. mutual fund industry, despite the wobble in emerging markets and concerns about overheated Chinese markets in the past year. ... more info |
| U.S. notes remained higher after an industry report showed that sales of previously owned homes had fallen in May to the lowest level in almost four years. ... more info |
| U.S. notes remained higher after an industry report showed that sales of previously owned homes had fallen in May to the lowest level in almost four years. ... more info |
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| Japanese bonds rose Monday on speculation that investors will sell global equities and seek a haven in government securities because of hedge fund losses. ... more info |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. subprime mortgage bonds issued last year are being downgraded by rating companies at the fastest rate of any issuer, according to Citigroup Inc. research dated June 22. ... more info |
| Along with record highs in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index of large-company shares and the smallest yield premiums on the riskiest corporate bonds in the past month, low bill yields are a sign of confidence. ... more info |
| Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. on Friday said it would provide up to $3.2 billion in financing for a struggling hedge fund it manages, raising concern about other funds that invested in bonds linked to subprime mortgages. ... more info |
| Financing for leveraged buyouts turned more precarious on Friday as Thomson Learning was forced to retool terms on $5.3 billion of loans and bonds after meeting resistance from investors. ... more info |
| Westpac Banking is recommending the Philippine peso because strong growth and moderate inflation make the country's stocks and bonds more attractive to investors than those of other nations in the region. ... more info |
| Japanese 20-year government bonds fell the most in a month Thursday after demand dropped at an auction of the debt on concern that the central bank will raise interest rates. ... more info |
| Southeast Asian currencies, including the Indonesian rupiah and the Philippine peso, dropped Thursday because investors cut holdings of emerging-market assets as U.S. bonds extended declines. ... more info |
| Treasurys fell Thursday after the release of two better-than-expected economic reports. The dollar gained against the euro and the yen. ... more info |
| After 10 years the interest rate changes, says Dr. Don. ... more info |
| The 10-month-old High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverage Fund has lost about 20 percent this year. The fund specialized in mortgage bonds and securities backed by home-loan bonds and other assets. ... more info |
| A surge in bond yields to a five-year peak sent stock indexes down from record levels earlier this month. ... more info |
| Japan's 10-year bonds rose Wednesday, extending a weekly gain, as a government report showing that manufacturers turned pessimistic reduced speculation the central bank will increase interest rates as soon as next month. ... more info |
| The student-loan outfit's bonds could be cut to junk status after it gets taken private. Some pros smell a buying opportunity ... more info |
| U.S. stocks rose Tuesday after bond yields fell for a third consecutive session, easing concerns that higher borrowing costs would restrain consumers and businesses. ... more info |
| Long-term bonds are now returning more than short-term instruments, prompting some investors to shift their strategy. Meanwhile, a jump in 30-year mortgages has some borrowers taking another look at adjustable rates.
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| Investors should buy Japan's 10-year government bonds, and avoid two-year notes, because economic growth is not strong enough to spur inflation, according to Morgan Stanley Japan Securities. ... more info |
| Bids for the main index of subprime mortgage bonds dropped to a record low on Tuesday as concerns of losses at a hedge fund and weak housing suggest a deeper downturn for the debt. ... more info |
| What they pay depends on when they were issued, says Dr. Don. ... more info |
| Treasury securities have lost 1.53 percent this quarter, according to indexes compiled by Merrill Lynch, but the decline does not even rank among the 10 worst quarters since 1978. ... more info |
| Moody's move to slash ratings on 131 bonds backed by pools of speculative subprime loans could weigh on the already fragile subprime bond market.
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| Moody's move to slash ratings on 131 bonds backed by pools of speculative subprime loans could weigh on the already fragile subprime bond market.
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| Foreigners snapped up U.S. mortgage debt and stocks in April while purchases of Treasury bonds sagged, according to a U.S. Treasury Department report released Friday. ... more info |
| The financial system is strong enough to weather the dramatic recent sell-off in government bonds and the resulting increase in the cost of corporate borrowing, the ECB signalled. ... more info |
| Well, for one thing the yields are usually quite low, says Dr. Don. ... more info |
| The company, one of the leading U.S. underwriters of mortgage bonds, lost money betting on subprime mortgage bonds. ... more info |
| Greater fluctuations in the prices of stocks, bonds and currencies may erode profits from the carry trade, one of the most popular investment strategies in the foreign exchange market. ... more info |
| A hedge fund managed by Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. is scrambling to sell large amounts of mortgage-backed bonds in a potentially troubling sign for the broader mortgage-backed bond market, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition. ... more info |
| A Bear Stearns hedge fund is trying to sell about $4 billion in mortgage-backed bonds as it faces losses on its investments.
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| A Bear Stearns hedge fund is trying to sell about $4 billion in mortgage-backed bonds as it faces losses on its investments.
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| There is little reason to fear a wholesale pullout by China out of U.S. government bonds, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday. ... more info |
| The biggest rout in the U.S. Treasury securities market in three years is making bond bulls more bearish on Wall Street. ... more info |
| Traders may now be discouraged from buying New Zealand bonds and bills using borrowed yen, known as carry trades. ... more info |
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| Like Tony Soprano and Paris Hilton, the stock market is struggling with self-control. Wall Street is selling investments in U.S. large cap stocks and "safe" bonds, both of which are overvalued.
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| Schwab plans to charge a flat fee of $1 per bond for online trades as it seeks to make it easier for individuals to buy bonds.
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| A move from long bonds to short last month foreshadowed the recent rise in interest rates. ... more info |
| The cost to borrow in the market for corporate bonds rose as benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury securities fell the most in three years, pushing their yields above 5 percent. ... more info |
| The manager of the world's largest bond fund stands to raise $5 million or more to benefit charity from the stamps he bought for $2 million. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| Japanese companies including Nissan Motor, Softbank and Nippon Yusen K.K. raised $2.9 billion selling bonds as their credit improved and concern grew about an increase in interest rates. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| Next week brings a slew of economic data that could help clarify whether the bond market's recent bloodbath was justified.
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| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The Dow industrials rose 157.66 points to 13424.39 as stocks recovered from a three-day selloff. Bond yields retreated after a big run higher Thursday, and oil prices sank.
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| The Dow industrials rose 157.66 points to 13424.39 as stocks recovered from a three-day selloff. Bond yields retreated after a big run higher Thursday, and oil prices sank.
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| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| Stocks recovered after a three-day selloff, as bond yields showed signs of topping off, the tech sector looked strong and oil prices retreated.
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| Stocks rose early Friday, as bond yields showed signs of topping off. Markets declined in Europe and Asia.
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| More than 100 foreign investors have doubled their holdings of the country's bonds. ... more info |
| The most indebted European phone company wants to reduce reliance on European investors to refinance its €51.9 billion in debt. ... more info |
| The apparent end of a bull run in Chinese stocks is prompting minor flows of funds into the battered bond market -- but not enough to keep yields from climbing. ... more info |
| Success in taming inflation has persuaded more than 100 foreign investors to double their holdings. ... more info |
| Treasury bonds plunged Thursday on growing worries about rising interest rates worldwide, sending the yield on the 10-year note to 5.13 percent - the highest in 11 months - and prompting bond guru Bill Gross to turn bearish on the Treasury market. ... more info |
| Long-time bond bull Bill Gross, just one year after declaring the end of the bear market for U.S. Treasuries, on Thursday conceded the snappy pace of global economic growth will likely keep bonds on their heels. ... more info |
| Treasury bonds plunged Thursday on growing worries about rising interest rates worldwide, sending the yield on the 10-year note to 5.13 percent - the highest in 11 months - and prompting bond guru Bill Gross to turn bearish on the Treasury market.
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| Investors should buy inflation-linked bonds in Japan as deflation there will probably end in October, Barclays Capital says. ... more info |
| The purchase by Citadel Investment Group of Resmae Mortgage is the latest evidence that investors' appetite for bonds backed by subprime mortgages is returning five months after the industry crashed. ... more info |
| Want a sure-fire way to make a cool million? Buy a Boeing 737 and flip it. There's only one problem: Good luck finding one.
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| Companies in Asia outside Japan will, for the first time, raise more from high-yield bonds through private placements than public sales this year, said Jeremy Amias, the head of fixed income, currencies and commodities for the Asia-Pacific region at Citigroup. ... more info |
| Sinopec shareholders approved the firm's plan to issue $2.62 billion in bonds to finance its Puguang natural-gas project in Sichuan province.
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| Bank of China, the nation's second-biggest lender, plans to sell as much as 3 billion yuan, or $392 million, of bonds in Hong Kong, in what may be the city's first sale of Chinese currency debt. ... more info |
| Treasurys fell Friday as investors bet interest rates will remain unchanged amid strong U.S. stock performance.
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| Finance company bonds, the fastest-growing part of the corporate debt market, are no longer a haven from leveraged buyouts. ... more info |
| Japan's two-year government bonds will slide, pushing yields to the highest since 1997, as rising energy prices prompt the central bank to raise interest rates, according to Mizuho Securities. ... more info |
| Japan's largest phone company, sold $823 million in 10-year bonds, with a yield of 14 basis points more than sovereign debt with a similar maturity, a banker at Nomura Holdings said. ... more info |
| The total value of over-the-counter contracts, which derives from price changes of bonds, currencies, commodities and stocks or events like interest rates and the weather, rose 39.5 percent to $415 trillion. ... more info |
| Treasury prices rallied Monday afternoon as traders bought back into the safe haven of bonds to offset worries that China may seek higher returns from private equity markets.
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| The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of phone companies in an antitrust suit, and in favor of parents in a special-education suit. Justices agreed to review a closely watched case on taxation of municipal bonds.
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| I guess I'd better talk about bonds in hushed or, better yet, hurried tones - making my point and then heading for the exit before you lose whatever interest you thought you had. It doesn't bother me anymore, though, this second-class citizenship. Actually it was the first thing I realized when I signed on to the bond market in 1971, and something you should be made aware of before you read any further: Bonds don't make as much money as stocks do, so they are the wallflowers at the debutante ball - being asked to dance only out of pity, inebriation or ties to a wealthy father. ... more info |
| Wall Street needs to work harder, perhaps with a push from regulators, to agree on common procedures for settling credit derivatives with cash instead of delivery of underlying bonds, Goldman executive Gerald Corrigan said.
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| Strong sales of junk bonds and the record $366 billion of leveraged buyouts may lead to the worst bear market for bondholders. ... more info |
| Foreigners' net acquisition of long-maturity U.S. securities rose in March to $56.3 billion, up from $43.1 billion in February, according to a U.S. Treasury Department report released Tuesday. ... more info |
| ECB officials kept the refinancing rate at 3.75 percent. The bank will raise the rate to 4 percent in June, a survey predicted. ... more info |
| China's Gome raised $837.6 million from a sale of shares and convertible bonds, partly to fund the retailer's expansion.
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| Treasury prices fell Friday as stocks climbed on easing inflation concerns, pushing traders away from the safe-haven of bonds.
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| You can't just look at the bonds in isolation from the rest of your portfolio, says Dr. Don. ... more info |
| GMAC LLC, the former lending arm of General Motors Corp., Thursday tapped into the bond market's seemingly insatiable demand for new debt to raise $2 billion, double the initially expected amount. ... more info |
| Outback owner OSI delayed a shareholder vote on its private-equity buyout due to a lack of support, pushing the stock down and disrupting the bond market.
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| Outback owner OSI delayed a shareholder vote on its private-equity buyout due to a lack of support, pushing the stock down and disrupting the bond market.
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| Expecting a peak in Indian interest rates soon, investors are turning to government debt. ... more info |
| Japanese government bonds fell for a second day Monday, on concern that a rally in stocks will cut demand for 10-year debt before an auction of the securities on Tuesday. ... more info |
| U.S. Treasury bond prices were up slightly Monday morning, ahead of an afternoon auction of $14 billion of 3-year notes, a maturity that the Treasury Department will retire after this sale. ... more info |
| Onetime Asian corporate basket cases are seeking investors, and foreigners are lining up to buy their stocks and bonds, as hedge funds and institutional investors -- many sitting on cash piles -- scour the globe for new ways to deploy their money.
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| Onetime Asian corporate basket cases are seeking investors, and foreigners are lining up to buy their stocks and bonds, as hedge funds and institutional investors -- many sitting on cash piles -- scour the globe for new ways to deploy their money.
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| Stocks continued their streak, but weaker corporate bond prices suggest the debt market is growing concerned.
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| Stocks continued their streak, but weaker corporate bond prices suggest the debt market is growing concerned.
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| Data on money flowing in and out of mutual funds and ETFs highlight trends to high-yield bonds and large-cap stocks.
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| SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Four years ago, Vincent McCord was approached by a developer about investing in the construction of a Las Vegas shopping center. He liked the project and wanted to diversify his portfolio beyond stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
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| Question: What advice can you give to two senior citizens, ages 72 and 76, who are asset rich but cash poor and are concerned about running out of money? We sell appreciated rental properties to make ends meet and allow us to do some traveling and enjoy the little luxuries of life. Is it too late for us to invest in stocks and bonds? We also have zero risk tolerance now that we're on in years. - Felix, Orange Park, Fla.
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| Moody's downgraded in the past two weeks more than 30 bonds issued in 2006 and backed by subprime mortgages.
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| Moody's downgraded in the past two weeks more than 30 bonds issued in 2006 and backed by subprime mortgages.
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| Bankers sell Islamic bonds, or sukuk, by using property and other assets to generate income equivalent to interest they would pay on conventional debt. The money cannot be used to finance gambling, guns or alcohol. ... more info |
| The Turkish lira weakened in early trade while shares and bonds were expected to remain under pressure on concern about a political crisis created by a court challenge to the presidential election. ... more info |
| Savvas Tsitouridis, Greece's social affairs minister, was sacked at the weekend amid a deepening scandal over state pension funds' purchases of Greek government bonds... ... more info |
| Turkey's financial markets fell sharply as investors sold stocks, bonds and the lira after a threat by the military to block the government's presidential candidate, although selling pressure later eased. ... more info |
| Savvas Tsitouridis, Greece's social affairs minister, was sacked at the weekend amid a deepening scandal over state pension funds' purchases of Greek government bonds... ... more info |
| Japan's 10-year bonds dropped Thursday, ending two days of gains, on speculation accelerating economic growth will limit demand for debt. ... more info |
| Ford Motor Co. posted a narrower-than-expected loss on Thursday, helped by cost-cutting and improved results from its European and luxury vehicle operations, sending its shares and bonds up sharply. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK -- Treasury prices closed lower Wednesday, sending yields higher, after a boisterous stock market rally pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the 13,000 level for the first time and diminished demand for bonds. ... more info |
| Analysts say the bears are back after a record-breaking run for Treasury bonds that began in 1984. ... more info |
| The price of U.S. Treasury notes rose Monday, tracking a rally in European government bonds. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK -- Junk-rated corporate bonds of Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Inc. have been flying high in April, bolstered by investor hopes that the two carriers face bright prospects in coming weeks as they emerge from bankruptcy status. ... more info |
| Treasury prices fell Friday as investors turned away from the safe haven of bonds to U.S. stocks off news of solid earnings from major companies.
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| Ten-year European government bonds advanced Wednesday as yields near their highest levels in nearly three years attracted investors who were exiting equity markets. ... more info |
| BlackRock, the world's largest fixed-income manager, and Pacific Investment Management, which runs the biggest bond fund, bought Japanese government bonds that protect against rising inflation in the fourth quarter. ... more info |
| The company is luring investors with rising share prices to sell debt that pays no interest. ... more info |
| The yield on two-year European government notes held near a four-year high Monday after Axel Weber, Bundesbank president, said the German central bank might raise its 2007 growth forecast; U.S. Treasuries gained after a technical indicator signaled rising prices. ... more info |
| Foreigners sharply cut their purchases of long-term U.S. bonds and stocks in February, but analysts said the news probably doesn't signal a deeper disenchantment with the U.S. economy or the dollar.
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| Since the end of the 1990s, emerging-markets bond funds have outperformed all other types of bond funds - and most stock funds, too - as prosperity blossomed in developing countries. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Billed as one-stop investments to help people meet retirement goals, so-called target-date mutual-funds have become extremely popular in a short time. These portfolios, which blend stocks, bonds and other assets under one umbrella, start out more aggressively and gradually become more conservative as an investor approaches retirement age. ... more info |
| The Dow industrials are within 20 points of their close before a Feb. 27 selloff, with investors making high-stakes bets on everything from stocks to bonds to currencies.
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| The Dow industrials are within 20 points of their close before a Feb. 27 selloff, with investors making high-stakes bets on everything from stocks to bonds to currencies.
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| Shares of Sallie Mae, rose nearly 13 percent, and its bonds fell after The New York Times reported that the largest U.S. student-loan company was in talks to sell itself to private equity firms. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Billed as one-stop investments to help people meet retirement goals, so-called target-date mutual-funds have become extremely popular in a short time. These portfolios, which blend stocks, bonds and other assets under one umbrella, start out more aggressively and gradually become more conservative as an investor approaches retirement age. ... more info |
| Shares of Sallie Mae, rose nearly 13 percent, and its bonds fell after The New York Times reported that the largest U.S. student-loan company was in talks to sell itself to private equity firms. ... more info |
| Stocks struggled to finish in a stalemate on Monday as worries about earnings tempered optimism over strong job growth, falling oil prices and talk of what could be the biggest leveraged buyout ever. ... more info |
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| The difference in yields between 10-year TIPS and conventional notes has widened to 2.5 percentage points, a seven-month high and up from 1.43 percentage points in 2002. The gap suggests that real returns on the fixed-rate notes will be eroded by $2.5 million annually on $100 million of securities. ... more info |
| Federated Department Stores, owner of the Macy's retail chain, and Costco Wholesale, a discount retailer, led a record number of investment-grade borrowers that sold dollar-denominated bonds with buyout protection in the first quarter, according to data released by Barclays Capital. ... more info |
| These change-of-control covenants guarantee the value of bonds in case of a leveraged buyout and are helping companies to save almost 50 basis points in annual interest. ... more info |
| High-risk bonds sold by European companies rose for a ninth month in a row in March, matching the longest winning streak for debt from noninvestment grade companies, as earnings rose and default rates stayed near zero. ... more info |
| The venture aims to capture 10 percent to 20 percent of the of bonds investors traded over the counter with brokers in 2006. ... more info |
| Commodities prices are outpacing stocks and bonds for the first time in nine months and the rebound is likely to continue, analysts say. ... more info |
| A hectic pace of mergers, low interest rates and healthy markets fueled a near-record quarter for Wall Street underwriters of stocks and bonds. ... more info |
| Treasurys prices rose Friday morning after oil concerns temporarily drove investors toward the safe haven of bonds, but ended little changed in the afternoon.
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| Japan's 10-year government bonds rose Thursday on speculation an inflation report due Friday will back the case for the central bank to keep interest rates on hold. ... more info |
| Bonds turned around Wednesday, falling after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised new inflation concerns. ... more info |
| It's not necessary to trade them in just because they've reached face value, says Dr. Don. ... more info |
| The Federal Reserve said it remained focused on inflation rather than growth but qualified its
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| Stocks and bonds rallied Wednesday as investors read the latest Federal Reserve policy statement as implying that the central bank is more likely to cut rates than raise them anytime soon. ... more info |
| Stocks and bonds rallied Wednesday as investors read the latest Federal Reserve policy statement as implying that the central bank is more likely to cut rates than raise them anytime soon. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Billed as one-stop investments to help people meet retirement goals, so-called target-date mutual-funds have become extremely popular in a short time. These portfolios, which blend stocks, bonds and other assets under one umbrella, start out more aggressively and gradually become more conservative as an investor approaches retirement age. ... more info |
| Inclusion in the World Government Bond Index may attract part of an estimated $1 trillion of funds that seek to match their performance to the benchmark. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Emerging-market stocks have been sinking, reflecting concern that the global economy is slowing, but the bonds of these developing nations are showing strong resilience. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Emerging-market stocks have been sinking, reflecting concern that the global economy is slowing, but the bonds of these developing nations are showing strong resilience. ... more info |
| Bill Kohli of Putnam Investments, manager of the best-performing mutual fund of U.S. ... more info |
| Holders of Ecuadorian bonds have the finance secretary of Argentina to thank for convincing President Rafael Correa to back away from his threat to default on $10 billion worth of debt. ... more info |
| Global stocks tumbled on Wednesday on fears of financial contagion spreading from troubled U.S. subprime lenders, while safe-haven government bonds and the yen firmed as risk appetite faded. ... more info |
| When Nasim Beg opened the first bond fund in Pakistan in 2002, the south Asian nation had only a handful of corporate bonds in which to invest. ... more info |
| Moody's came under more criticism after deciding to suspend the rollout of its revised bank ratings in order to refine the methodology behind it. ... more info |
| Bond prices ticked higher Monday as more woes in the subprime lending sector sent jitters through Wall Street. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Concern about a slowdown in economic expansion is mounting and market views remain mixed, but managers of mutual funds that can move between stocks and bonds remain Wall Street bulls. ... more info |
| BOSTON -- Mutual-fund investors shaken by the market's recent retreat have sold off their stock holdings and moved into the perceived safety of bonds and money markets, asset flows suggest. ... more info |
| Jamaica sold $350m of 32-year bonds this week, suggesting emerging market debt investors are still out in force in spite of recent jolts to financial markets. ... more info |
| Could high-yield be next? The subprime meltdown roiling corners of the credit market has yet to infect high-yield bonds. True, spreads widened. The JPMorgan global high-yield index has risen from 279 to 323 basis points over Treasuries during the past two weeks. ... more info |
| An international financial dispute between a group of Ohio investors and Venezuelas solicitor general is playing out in federal court. ... more info |
| NEW YORK -- The cost of insurance against a bond default by emerging nations declined on Tuesday, another indication that markets have begun to stabilize following a massive rout in global equities over the past week. ... more info |
| SAN FRANCISCO - A new mutual-fund investing in a wide swath of currencies, bonds and commodities promises to give individual investors access to sophisticated risk-control strategies most familiar to institutions. ... more info |
| European stocks fell Monday on concern that the plunge in world market value last week might prompt more investors to sell equities and buy bonds. ... more info |
| The move by China's central bank could increase demand for the country's currency. ... more info |
| Because of a slumping housing market, investment banks suddenly have become so speculative that their own traders are valuing the three biggest securities firms as barely more creditworthy than junk bonds. ... more info |
| Risky investments can be helpful to diversify an investor's core portfolio of stocks and high-quality bonds. But as investors start to re-evaluate their appetite for risk after this week's selloff, many of these investments warrant a closer examination. ... more info |
| Corporate bond markets weakened further amid concerns over the subprime sector. ... more info |
| U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday in the latest leg of a global equities sell-off as investors' diminishing appetite for risk drove them to safer assets like bonds. ... more info |
| Prices of Treasury securities rose for a third straight session Tuesday, the biggest three-day increase since October, as a drop in emerging- market assets and a slowdown in U.S. ... more info |
| Investors dumped Asian shares and emerging market bonds on Wednesday as a global sell-off that started in China gathered steam after Wall Street stocks shed more than 3 percent overnight. ... more info |
| Investors should sell Indonesian government bonds, the best performer in Asia last year, after floods ruined crops and damaged roads, causing inflation to accelerate, DBS Bank said. ... more info |
| The money manager plans to invest the fund's money in bonds and make bets on economic trends and company takeovers. ... more info |
| Primary dealers in European government bonds are objecting to giving hedge funds direct access to the $5.3 trillion market for the government paper. ... more info |
| A closely watched index of subprime mortgage bonds has sunk 30% since the start of 2007, rattling investors. ... more info |
| More than two decades ago, Lewis Ranieri helped create a vast new business: selling bonds backed by millions of Americans' home-loan payments. Today, that business has gone through what he calls a "staggering" transformation, and he doesn't like some of what he sees. ... more info |
| The departure of the Italian prime minister raised bond yields and lowered Alitalia stock as investors feared the upheaval might delay plans to cut spending and sell a stake in the carrier. ... more info |
| The departure of the Italian prime minister raised bond yields and lowered Alitalia stock as investors feared the upheaval might delay plans to cut spending and sell a stake in the carrier. ... more info |
| Bill Gross, manager of the world's biggest bond fund, is so disenchanted with U.S. ... more info |
| The Argentine president, Néstor Kirchner, who called the International Monetary Fund "pathetic" two years ago, may now follow the organization's advice to repay holders of the nation's defaulted bonds. ... more info |
| The market that once told every other market what to do, also known as U.S. ... more info |
| Wall Street is increasingly selling bonds linked to life insurance and the immense cash flows associated with it as they seek to diversify their bets.
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| NEW YORK -- Treasury bonds closed modestly higher Tuesday, putting a touch of pressure on yields, as investors looked ahead to the following day's release of monthly consumer price data and the minutes from the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting. ... more info |
| NEW YORK -- U.S. Treasury bonds turned modestly higher at midday Tuesday, putting a touch of pressure on yields, after an early morning bout of modest selling ran its course. ... more info |
| Freddie Mac, one of the largest sources of money for U.S. ... more info |
| Interest rate uncertainty sapped the dollar and yen on Tuesday but helped keep bonds buoyant, while stocks took a breather from multi-year highs. ... more info |
| Rather than military brinkmanship, the other participants in the six-party should consider attacking North Korea with capitalism. ... more info |
| The U.S. law designed to stamp out corporate fraud is prompting more companies to keep secrets in the bond market. ... more info |
| The French Socialist Party presidential candidate, Ségolène Royal, is raising concern among investors in French government bonds with her pledges to increase spending. ... more info |
| Stocks and bonds jumped after Ben Bernanke laid out a fundamentally benign analysis of the US economy in his twice-annual testimony to Congress. ... more info |
| It cut its forecast for declines because the chance of a central bank interest-rate increase next week faded. ... more info |
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| Merrill Lynch is determined to capture a dominant share of trading in bonds backed by home loans, the fastest-growing debt market since 1995 and the most troubled this year. ... more info |
| NEW YORK -- A growing fascination with bonds issued by the world's riskiest government and corporate borrowers faces an important test on Thursday. ... more info |
| Bond prices rose and the dollar fell Tuesday after the government reported the trade gap hit a record last year and as investors prepared for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to testify before Congress. ... more info |
| NEW YORK -- A growing fascination with bonds issued by the world's riskiest government and corporate borrowers faces an important test on Thursday.
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| Investors are increasingly snapping up corporate bonds backed by Brazilian beef, Mongolian bank loans and Mexican mortgages. It is happening as a growing number of companies in emerging markets issue debt internationally. ... more info |
| Speculation that slowing inflation will persuade the central bank to delay interest rate increases is cited. ... more info |
| NEW YORK -- Bank of America late Friday disclosed it's participating in a government probe into illegal activity surrounding proceeds from municipal bonds and how the money is invested prior to spending on public projects such as schools and bridges. ... more info |
| With bonds and the U.S. dollar dependent on foreign central banks that buy U.S. government debt, Wall Street pores over Treasury auction data to get a feel for foreign interest in U.S. ... more info |
| Bond prices climbed for the fifth straight session Thursday, helped by a government auction of 30-year bonds. ... more info |
| Treasury prices ticked lower Thursday morning as investors prepared for an auction of 30-year bonds later in the session. ... more info |
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| Treasury prices ticked lower Thursday morning as investors prepared for an auction of 30-year bonds later in the session. ... more info |
| Sui Southern Gas, Pakistan's second-biggest gas distributor, said it plans to raise up to 3 billion rupees, or $49 million, through a bond sale, to expand its network and sell gas to more customers. ... more info |
| LONDON: European 10-year government bonds shrugged off a report Tuesday showing that orders for German manufactured goods unexpectedly fell in December, closing little changed. ... more info |
| World stocks bumped along near record highs on Wednesday while investors' search for yield kept emerging market and corporate bonds closer to government debt than ever before. ... more info |
| The combination of lengthening life spans and skimpy yields on long-term bonds have investors focused on a growing worry: People outliving their money.
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| NEW YORK -- Treasury prices rallied to a sharply higher close Tuesday, sending yields lower, after a successful auction of new 3-year notes assured the market that demand for government bonds remains robust. ... more info |
| JP Morgan issues sell advisory, saying consumer prices are expected to drop for the first time in a year. ... more info |
| Fund managers are turning insurance into the next frontier for securitization, the technique invented to package everything from credit card bills to mortgages and car loans into tradable bonds. ... more info |
| The revival of 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds, beloved as much by the most sophisticated speculators as the soberest investors during four U.S. ... more info |
| London has taken a decisive step towards becoming a global centre for Islamic finance, establishing the world's first secondary market for trading bonds that comply with the Koran's strict laws on earning interest. ... more info |
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| NEW YORK -- U.S. Treasury prices remained higher Monday morning, putting a bit of pressure on yields, after the Institute for Supply Management's latest services sector survey showed unexpectedly strong monthly growth. ... more info |
| Sears Holdings Corp. said on Monday it would take a fourth-quarter charge after its subsidiary, Sears Roebuck and Co., was ordered to pay a group of bondholders roughly $73.5 million for redeeming certain bonds after sale of its credit card business. ... more info |
| A proposal to help emerging economies build domestic bond markets will be presented this week to G7 finance ministers. ... more info |
| Deutsche Asset Management and Crédit Agricole Asset Management are shunning Pakistan dollar bonds, the best performing in Asia, as terrorist attacks spread. ... more info |
| The biggest German lender said Thursday that fourth-quarter profit more than tripled, helped by lower taxes and higher revenue from stocks and bonds. ... more info |
| If you think buying stocks is difficult, try shopping for bonds. Lacking the broad financial transparency and smooth trading liquidity that stock investors enjoy, the bond market can be a thorny thicket where buying, selling and pricing is difficult at best. ... more info |
| Japan's 20-year gained for a third day Thursday after the Federal Reserve said inflation is moderating in the world's largest economy, fueling speculation global inflation may be contained. ... more info |
| BAA, the world's biggest airport operator, will pledge at least $15.7 billion of assets from the Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports that serve London to back a sale of bonds in the largest deal of its kind. ... more info |
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| The BBB minus makes the country's stocks, bonds and rupee more attractive to investors who were previously locked out. ... more info |
| As the bond market tests its recent lows, the latest reading from the Hulbert Bond Newsletter Sentiment Index shows that most newsletter editors remain steadfastly bullish on bonds. ... more info |
| Crude oil refiner Western Refining Inc. said Tuesday it will retire Giant Industries' 8 percent and 11 percent senior subordinated notes once the companies' merger is complete. ... more info |
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| Pacific Investment Management, ING Groep and AXA, which hold a combined $1.6 billion in Venezuelan debt, are confident the Chávez government will repay the bonds. ... more info |
| The risk premium on high-yield, high-risk corporate bonds fell Tuesday to its lowest level in a decade after a drop in oil prices and surging consumer confidence fanned optimism that defaults would wane. ... more info |
| China, which is diversifying its $1.07 trillion in currency reserves, may favor U.S. bonds as they can easily be sold should the central bank need to defend the yuan, a former central bank researcher said. ... more info |
| Ian Spreadbury of Fidelity International says British bonds do not pay enough. ... more info |
| Alcoa Inc. is raising $2 billion in the investment-grade corporate bond market Monday to fund a buyback of shorter-term debt. ... more info |
| The junk-bond market is undergoing a sort of gentrification, appealing to more conservative investors, who, like many in the current low-yield environment, are starved for higher returns.
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| The giant U.S. securities firm said that its fourth-quarter net income was bolstered by record revenue from trading and underwriting stocks and bonds. ... more info |
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| Bill Gross, manager of the world's biggest bond fund, and a growing number of other investors are reducing Treasury bonds in favor of mortgage-backed securities as expectations for lower interest rates this year fade. ... more info |
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| SAN FRANCISCO -- Stock mutual-fund investors will have a difficult time making money through 2013 unless they focus on megacap blue chips or bonds, says investment strategist Jeremy Grantham. ... more info |
| The ECB is expected to approve plans for a single euro-zone settlement system next month that would dramatically cut the cost of settling trades in stocks and bonds.
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| Japanese 30-year bonds are attractive as contained global inflation will likely cap the number of times the Japanese central bank will raise interest rates this year, according to Pimco Japan. ... more info |
| Inflation is the risk that investors most often underestimate. Rising living costs erode the purchasing power of your savings. Inflation can also push up interest rates, which depresses the market value of both stocks and bonds. ... more info |
| Global bond fund managers are boycotting Thai debt because of government curbs on foreign investors, raising borrowing costs in Thailand, the second-biggest Southeast Asian economy. ... more info |
| In the debt ladders of companies being taken private, junk bonds, once a financing tool of choice, have fallen to the lowest rung. ... more info |
| Schwarzenegger is proposing that California go back to the well for an additional $43.3 billion in bonds to help rebuild the state's aging infrastructure.
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| ICICI Bank, the largest Indian bank by market value, sold $2 billion of dollar-denominated bonds, the most raised overseas by an Indian company, to meet demand for loans as the middle class in India grows. ... more info |
| Prices of U.S. Treasury securities were little changed Tuesday. ... more info |
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| Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and hundreds of companies need to refinance a record $552 billion in debt this year. They are poised to benefit from relative borrowing costs near the lowest level since 1999, as investors in Europe and Asia substitute corporate bonds for U.S. Treasury securities. ... more info |
| The world's financial system is overflowing with stocks, bonds and other financial assets -- $140 trillion worth, to be precise. ... more info |
| Big investors are turning increasingly to municipal-bond arbitrage, but a Fed rate rise could undermine their strategy. ... more info |
| Bonds moved slightly lower Monday as investors continued to ponder a robust employment report from last week, prompting them to speculate that the Federal Reserve will not lower interest rates anytime soon. ... more info |
| Question: An advisory firm has told me they can help me earn a minimum return of 1 percent per month on a $100,000 investment. As I understand it, they borrow four times the amount you invest to buy blocks of bonds and then somehow simultaneously sell smaller blocks of those bonds. ... more info |
| Bonds fell again Monday as a pumped-up jobs report from Friday continued to inflict pain. ... more info |
| BGI is one of the most powerful forces in money management today, a den of finance experts, mathematicians and other disciples of quantitative analysis who use computers to pick which stocks, bonds and currencies to buy and sell. ... more info |
| The inverted yield curve has lasted longer than many economists expected, and some wonder if it is sending a cautionary signal about the economy. ... more info |
| Emerging-market investors, no longer satisfied with the yields on dollar bonds sold by developing countries, are turning to riskier debt issued in Brazilian reais, Turkish lira and Indonesian rupiah. ... more info |
| The mutual funds specializing in emerging-market bonds have generated some of the fattest returns of any class of financial assets. ... more info |
| Question: An advisory firm has told me they can help me earn a minimum return of 1 percent per month on a $100,000 investment. As I understand it, they borrow four times the amount you invest to buy blocks of bonds and then somehow simultaneously sell smaller blocks of those bonds. ... more info |
| Japanese 10-year government bonds fell Thursday, pushing yields to a seven-week high, as traders increased bets the Bank of Japan will raise borrowing costs this month. ... more info |
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| With yields on traditional junk bonds falling, investors are going to new extremes to find a bond that pays off. ... more info |
| Hedge-fund and private-equity firms are increasingly providing some juicy details about their operations as they issue stock and bonds to the public. But it isn't clear whether investors should be eager buyers. ... more info |
| Treasury-market participants are looking to this week's data on manufacturing and jobs to set the tone for the new year. ... more info |
| Japanese bonds declined last week for a fourth year after the Bank of Japan's decision to raise borrowing costs in July spurred speculation the economy was strong enough to withstand further interest-rate increases. ... more info |
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