Muni hedge funds hit by margin calls, Pimco says
MarketWatch - Long-term bonds usually pay higher interest rates than short-term debt. That's called the yield curve. In the muni-bond market, that curve is usually … |
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Muni hedge funds hit by margin calls, Pimco says - MarketWatch
Japanese Bonds Post Biggest Weekly Gain Since October on Stocks - Bloomberg
Japanese Bonds Post Biggest Weekly Gain Since October on Stocks
Bloomberg - The yield on the 1.5 percent bond due December 2017 fell 9 basis points this week to 1.36 percent at Japan Bond Trading Co., the nation's largest … Japan's Bonds Rise Most in Three Weeks as Factory Output Falls Japan Stocks Fall as Yen Nears 3-Year High, US Economy Slows Japan Stocks Fall as Yen Nears 3-Year High, US Economy Slows |
Muni Bonds Fall for 13th Day Amid Hedge-Fund Squeeze (Update1) - Bloomberg
Muni Bonds Fall for 13th Day Amid Hedge-Fund Squeeze (Update1)
Bloomberg - Similar losses were incurred in 2002, when the Fed also pushed rates lower. Hedge fund managers say when municipal bond yields fall below Treasury bonds, … Auction-Rate Bond Mess Is Fault of Issuers, Dealers: Joe Mysak Munis Have Worst Month Since '03 on Auction-Rate Woes (Update1) Trapped by Market Turmoil |
Muni Bonds Fall for 13th Day Amid Hedge-Fund Squeeze (Update1) - Bloomberg
Muni Bonds Fall for 13th Day Amid Hedge-Fund Squeeze (Update1)
Bloomberg - Similar losses were incurred in 2002, when the Fed also pushed rates lower. Hedge fund managers say when municipal bond yields fall below Treasury bonds, … Munis Have Worst Month Since '03 on Auction-Rate Woes (Update1) |
Bond rates give hospitals headaches - Bizjournals.com
Bond rates give hospitals headaches
Bizjournals.com, NC - For the past couple of years, his hospital has paid a consistent interest rate of 4 percent to 4.5 percent on all $150 million worth of bond debt it carries … |
Bond rates give hospitals headaches - Bizjournals.com
Bond rates give hospitals headaches
Bizjournals.com, NC - For the past couple of years, his hospital has paid a consistent interest rate of 4 percent to 4.5 percent on all $150 million worth of bond debt it carries … |
Canadian dollar hands back slice of recent gains - Reuters
Canadian dollar hands back slice of recent gains
Reuters - The Bank of Canada publishes the previous day's rate at around 9 am daily. The two-year bond rose 15 Canadian cents to C$102.38 to yield 2.838 percent. … Red-hot Canada dollar ends higher, off 3-mth high Canada Morning: C$ Down Modestly, But Recovers From Early Low Canadian dollar hits two-month high |
Treasurys Rally on Growth Worries - Wall Street Journal
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Treasurys Rally on Growth Worries
Wall Street Journal - By MIN ZENG Treasury bond prices surged across the board Friday morning, pushing the two-year yield to its lowest since April 2004, as concern over growth … Treasurys Rally on Weak Economic Reports Treasurys Mixed After Hectic News Flow |
Japanese Bonds Post Biggest Weekly Gain Since October on Stocks - Bloomberg
Japanese Bonds Post Biggest Weekly Gain Since October on Stocks
Bloomberg - The yield on the 1.5 percent bond due December 2017 fell 9 basis points this week to 1.36 percent as of 4:24 pm in Tokyo at Japan Bond Trading Co., … Japan's Inflation Rate Matches Fastest in Nine Years (Update3) Japan's Bonds Rise Most in Three Weeks as Factory Output Falls Japan's Bonds Rise as Report May Show Slowing Factory Output |
Auction-Rate Bond Mess Is Fault of Issuers, Dealers - Bloomberg
Auction-Rate Bond Mess Is Fault of Issuers, Dealers
Bloomberg - 29 (Bloomberg) — There are no sympathetic characters in the latest drama to play out in the municipal bond market: the collapse of the auction-rate … Bond Marketer Criticizes Firms Over Auction-Rate Securities Issuers Ask SEC for Break |
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