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Why haven't mortgage rates dropped this year? - Seattle Post Intelligencer

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

Washington Post

Why haven't mortgage rates dropped this year?
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 15 hours ago
Most people assumed that long-term interest rates and bond yields would rise, too. But they fell. Alan Greenspan, who was chairman of the Fed at the time,
Treasuries Rise for Third Month on Outlook for Rates, Economy Bloomberg
Money market funds get last laugh Contra Costa Times
Latest Commodities Indicator: Fed Policy Seeking Alpha
Reuters - guardian.co.uk
all 579 news articles

Japan's Bonds Advance for Third Month as Economic Growth Slows - Bloomberg

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

Japan's Bonds Advance for Third Month as Economic Growth Slows
Bloomberg - 18 hours ago
The yield on the 1.5 percent bond due in June 2018 fell to 1.405 percent yesterday in Tokyo at Japan Bond Trading Co., the nation's largest interdealer debt
Japan's Government Bonds Gain as Demand Increases at Debt Sale Bloomberg
Japan Bonds May Fall a Second Day on BOJ Rate Outlook, Auction Bloomberg
Japan's Bonds Gain on Recession Concerns Before Production Data Bloomberg
Bloomberg - Bloomberg
all 61 news articles

Alabama County Wins More Time to Avert Bond Default (Update1) - Bloomberg

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

USA Today

Alabama County Wins More Time to Avert Bond Default (Update1)
Bloomberg - 19 hours ago
Jefferson County offered to restructure its sewer bonds into debt that bears fixed rates over a longer period of time, Riley said.
Reprieve for a County Near Bankruptcy New York Times
FACTBOX-Alabama county's debts lead it toward bankruptcy Forbes
Ala. county offer plan to avoid massive bankruptcy The Associated Press
Bloomberg
all 341 news articles

Canadian dollar tumbles 1 pct as economy stalls - Forbes

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

Canadian dollar tumbles 1 pct as economy stalls
Forbes, NY - 20 hours ago
Two-year bond yields most closely reflect the bond market's expectations of where interest rates are going to end up. Bond prices and bond yields move in
Canadian dollar eases on sluggish GDP growth Financial Post
Canada's Dollar Falls as Economic Growth Is Less Than Forecast Bloomberg
Closing Market Recap: Soft GDP Figures Increase Hopes of Bank of CEP News
MoneyWeek (subscription) - Bloomberg
all 46 news articles

Agency Mortgage-Bond Yield Spreads Reach Lowest in a Month - Bloomberg

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

Agency Mortgage-Bond Yield Spreads Reach Lowest in a Month
Bloomberg - 21 hours ago
The Treasury may decide to buy the securities itself or take other actions to lower mortgage rates rather than make capital injections to Fannie and Freddie
Financial Jitters Lift Treasurys Wall Street Journal
Chinese Giving Up On Fannie and Freddie? Motley Fool
Freddie pares mortgage commitments; Fannie to buy more MarketWatch
Bloomberg - Bloomberg
all 633 news articles

EURO GOVT-2-yr bond yields slip on inflation data;ECB eyed - Forbes

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

Citizen

EURO GOVT-2-yr bond yields slip on inflation data;ECB eyed
Forbes, NY - Aug 29, 2008
'But right after the July rate increase, it is probably far too early for the ECB to contemplate an ease,' he said. Peripheral bond yield spreads were mixed
European Bonds Rise in Month on Signs Inflation, Growth Slowing Bloomberg
ECB bankers happy with rates now, differ on outlook guardian.co.uk
EURO GOVT-Bonds fall on rates view, stronger US GDP data Forbes
Forbes - Bloomberg
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EURO GOVT-2-yr bond yields slip on inflation data;ECB eyed - Forbes

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

AFP

EURO GOVT-2-yr bond yields slip on inflation data;ECB eyed
Forbes, NY - Aug 29, 2008
'But right after the July rate increase, it is probably far too early for the ECB to contemplate an ease,' he said. Peripheral bond yield spreads were mixed
Euro Open: Will Producer Prices Change ECB Rate Cut Expectations? Daily FX
European Bonds Rise in Month on Signs Inflation, Growth Slowing Bloomberg
ECB bankers happy with rates now, differ on outlook guardian.co.uk
Fxtraders.eu - Forbes
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EURO GOVT-2-yr bond yields slip on inflation data;ECB eyed - Forbes

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

TopNews

EURO GOVT-2-yr bond yields slip on inflation data;ECB eyed
Forbes, NY - Aug 29, 2008
'But right after the July rate increase, it is probably far too early for the ECB to contemplate an ease,' he said. Peripheral bond yield spreads were mixed
Bonds Adjusting to Lower Growth Outlook, BIS Says (Update1) Bloomberg
EURO GOVT-Bonds fall, breakeven rates slide on lower oil Forbes
EURO GOVT Bonds fall as easing inflation fears boost stocks Forbes
Forbes - Bloomberg
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Philip Morris Leads 16.6 Billion Euros of Bond Sales in Europe - Bloomberg

by @ Friday, August 29th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

Philip Morris Leads 16.6 Billion Euros of Bond Sales in Europe
Bloomberg - Aug 29, 2008
Philip Morris sold 1 billion euros of three-year bonds priced to yield 98 basis points more than the benchmark mid-swap rate and 750 million euros of
Pound Posts Monthly Loss as UK Consumer Confidence Stays Weak Bloomberg
all 4 news articles

S.Africa's stocks gain, rand firm versus dollar - Reuters South Africa

by @ Thursday, August 28th, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized

S.Africa's stocks gain, rand firm versus dollar
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - Aug 28, 2008
Government bond yields were slightly up, with the yield on the 2015 bond ticking up 1 basis point to 9.12 percent and that on the 2036 issue up by the same
South African Rand Posts Monthly Decline as Gold, Platinum Slip Bloomberg
South African Inflation Rate Probably Rose in July: Week Ahead Bloomberg
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