Category Archives: Treasury

Dow Jones & Nasdaq Rise –

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 86.63 to close at 16,535.37.  The Nasdaq also increased and added 29.14 to close at 4,103.54. To view the Wall Street Journal market Data, please click here: http://markets.wsj.com/ Jim Sutliff  

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Markets –

Yields on ten year U.S. Treasuries rose to almost 3% in trading on Thursday.  Also, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 122.33 points in light trading and closed at 16,479.88.  The Dollar was stronger and traded at a five year high … Continue reading

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Quantitative Easing Takes Center Stage –

The Dow Jones Industrial average fell over 100 points in Wednesday trading.  Investor concerns relating to the Federal Reserve possibly changing quantitative easing policy may have been a factor in the decline.  Mortgage REITs benefit from a low interest rate … Continue reading

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U.S. Bond Yields –

A recent MSN Money article discusses rising U.S. bond yields and the economic recovery.  An increase in bond yields may influence the housing market as well as investments in the public sector.  Recently, ten year Treasuries rose above the 2% mark hitting 2.04% … Continue reading

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Treasury Yields Shift On EU Agreement –

Treasury yields rose on the recent European Union agreement for Spain and Italy.  Treasury yields were trading late last week at slightly under 1.65%.  However, Treasury yields may reverse in the near term as investors evaluate economic conditions in the … Continue reading

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Euro Plan Sends Oil Higher –

European leaders announced plans to address the debt crisis and the news was well received by investors.  U.S. and European stocks rose and crude oil increased by over 9%.  Crude oil traded at almost 85$ a barrel on Friday which … Continue reading

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Spain Bond Yields Rise Above 7% –

Yields rose for Spanish bonds and traded above 7% on Monday.  The Euro also came under pressure and traded below $1.26 after rising in early trading.  The Euro also fell in trading against the Japanese Yen.  Election results in Greece worked … Continue reading

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Gold Tumbles –

Gold tumbled in trading on Thursday and fell $46.20 an ounce to $1,588.  Silver and copper also fell in trading on Thursday.  Gold rebounded slightly on Friday and increased $7.10 an ounce. To read a related Bloomberg Businessweek article, please … Continue reading

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Treasury Yields Drop –

Treasury Yields finished the week lower on Thursday as well as Friday.  Yields for the ten year Treasury fell below 1.50% by the end of the week.  Investors shifted to the safety of US Treasuries as concerns grew regarding the European debt crisis.  Yields for German … Continue reading

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Yield Falls On Ten Year TIPS –

The yield on 10 year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) fell into negative territory for only the third time in history. A recent U.S. government sale of $13 billion in 10 year TIPS sold at a negative yield of 0.391%. … Continue reading

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Treasury Prices Fall –

Federal Open Market Committee minutes indicated that a third round of quantitative easing may not happen in the near term.  The Fed minutes sent Treasury prices lower and yields higher.  Yields on the 10 year Treasury went to 2.28%. To read a related … Continue reading

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Treasuries Rise –

The yield on 10 year Treasures fell 7 basis points in afternoon trading on Tuesday.  The demand for Treasuries increased after there were declines in homes prices and consumer confidence.  There was also higher demand for the sale of $35 billion of … Continue reading

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Natural Gas Inventories Build –

Natural gas inventories rose 11 billion cubic feet to 2.380 trillion cubic feet.  The increase in natural gas inventories was the first of the year and was driven by warmer than normal winter weather.  The rise in inventories sent natural gas prices lower … Continue reading

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Gold Continues Decline –

Gold continued to slide and fell to the lowest level since January 25th.  Traders weighed Federal Reserve statements on the economy and gold fell almost 2 percent.  Gold traded near $1,670 an ounce and continued to decline in electronic trading. To read … Continue reading

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Negative Yield Treasury Auctions –

The U.S. Treasury may start to offer negative yield auctions.  The safety and security of U.S. Treasuries have already led to them being traded at negative yields on secondary markets.  According to Reuters, the one month Treasury bill traded on a … Continue reading

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