Bond News

[at CNBC] - Friday s jobs report is expected it to be pivotal not only for stock and bond investors but for the Federal Reserve, which is weighing whether to take further steps to boost the struggling US economy.

[at MarketWatch] - The Treasury Department said it plans to sell $67 billion in notes and bonds next week, including $21 billion in benchmark 10-year Treasurys. The U.S. government said it will also auction $33 billion in 3-year notes and $13 billion in 30-year bonds.

Treasury prices rise as bond investors adjust positions in the wake of Friday s big selloff.

After ending last week with a sell-off of Treasurys, investors swung back to U.S. government bonds Monday when a move by the Bank of Japan reignited jitters about the global economy.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York purchased $360 million in inflation-indexed Treasury debt on Monday, part of officials pledge to reinvest cash from maturing mortgage-backed securities and housing agency debt back into the bond market to support the economic recovery.

Treasurys trade broadly higher, shrugging off U.S. data showing higher consumer spending and inflation last month as bond investors adjust positions in the wake of Friday s big selloff in government debt.

Neuberger Berman CEO George Walker says high-yield bonds still have room to go.

* BOJ announces tweaks to fixed rate fund supply scheme * Central bank keeps rates on hold, no rise in bond purchases

U.S. Treasuries rose in Asia on Monday as persistent concerns about the economy prompted players to hunt for bargains after a sharp sell-off late last week, when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signalled no new bond buying by the Fed was imminent.

* BOJ begins emergency meeting to ease monetary policy * Nikkei up 3 pct; short-covering, shift out of bonds helps * JGBs tumble, yield curve steepens sharply

Playing the Yield on Stocks There is a reason why the yield on five-year government bonds is well below that available on stocks in many European countries and the U.S.

Bond Tips for Yield Chasers In the surging bond market of 2010, what began as a quest for safety is quickly morphing into a grab for yield. If investors aren t careful, they could end up with neither.

* Bernanke signals no new bond buying by Fed imminent * Not-so-grim GDP data encourages profit-taking * One-day tumble erases the week s gains

Friday 19.40 BST. Investors are ending the week feeling better about stocks and are less keen on government bonds, but the moves on Friday are classic signs of tired markets squaring the ledger ahead of the weekend.

Growing fears about the outlook for the US economy sent nervous investors scrambling for the perceived safety of government bonds and the yen for most of this week as equities and commodities racked up hefty losses.

Retail investors are resisting the siren call of bullish Wall Street equity analysts and high dividend paying stocks as they keep pumping money into bonds, contributing to the lowest stock trading volumes for August in more than a decade.

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A leading U.S. bond manager said on Friday he saw no double-dip recession on the horizon and the plunge in Treasury yields was overdone.

NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the senior student loan notes at AAAsf issued by South Carolina Student Loan Corporation 1996 General Resolution. Stable Outlooks are assigned to all bonds.

A leading U.S. bond manager said on Friday he saw no double-dip recession on the horizon and the plunge in Treasury yields was overdone.