Bonds News

Treasury Prices Rebound Treasury bonds gained favor again, boosted by worries about the health of the euro zone's economy and its banking system.

* Belgian finmin urges euro zone bonds, larger bailout fund * Spain announces further austerity measures * Austria presents collateral-for-loans proposal * Greek economy to shrink even more than thought ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Departmentsaid on Tuesday it took in $12.7 billion in proceeds on itsinvestment in mortgage-backed securities, including sales ofbonds with a market value ...

French and German leaders proposed a tax on financial transactions and closer joint governance of economic policy to stop the debt crisis in Europe, but did not propose increasing the euro zone bailout fund or selling euro zone bonds, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday.

* FTSEurofirst 300 down 1.5 pct, Euro STOXX 50 down 1.7 pct * German stocks drop as GDP growth disappoints * Italian banks rally as ECB seen buying more bonds * Investor sentiment at lowest since 2009 ...

FLORENCE, Ala., Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Federal Reservecould offer further support to the U.S. economic recovery bybuying longer-term U.S. Treasury bonds, Atlanta Fed PresidentDennis Lockhart said. Lockhart ...

If you want to understand why Treasury bonds rallied so powerfully the week following Standard & Poors downgrade of the long-term credit rating of the U.S., it helps to stop thinking of Treasurys as investments altogether.

NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury sold $16billion worth of 30-year long bonds at a poorly receivedauction on Thursday, with investors showing the weakest overalldemand in 2-1/2 years and foreigners ...

Sales of Century Pick Up With Treasury Yields So Low With benchmark interest rates at record lows and investors eager for higher returns, the University of Southern California and Mexico each sought buyers Wednesday for bonds that will mature in 100 years.

TOKYO, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds rosebroadly on Wednesday after a Federal Reserve pledge to keeprates near zero for another two years pushed Treasury yields tonew lows, but gains were ...

Treasurys Ease as Stocks Stabilize Some hopes that the Fed may provide fresh stimulus to ease the stress in the financial markets boosted U.S. stocks, sapping demand for safe-haven Treasury bonds.

Treasury Yields Hit Fresh Lows Dealing with a weak global economy, a euro-zone debt crisis and a major stock selloff, investors fled to Treasury bonds in a rush for safety.

* Yields on Italian, Spanish government bonds soar * Economy a major worry despite fall in jobless claims * S&P in correction territory, off 10 pct since May * Dow down 2.9 pct, S&P off 3.3 pct, Nasdaq ...

With the debt-ceiling all but raised, the bond market can safely look ahead to how much in Treasury notes and bonds will be for sale in the government's quarterly refunding.

With the debt-ceiling matter now all but settled, the bond market can safely look ahead to how much in Treasury notes and bonds will be up for sale in the government's quarterly refunding auction.

With the debt-ceiling matter now all but settled, the bond market can safely look ahead to how much in Treasury notes and bonds will be up for sale in the government?s quarterly refunding auction.

NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve'sbalance sheet fell in the week ended July 20 as the centralbank bought more bonds in an attempt to support a fragilerecovery, Fed data released ...

The Intelligent Investor If Treasury Bonds Aren't Safe, What Is? With a U.S. debt crisis looming, investors are scrambling for safe havens. Here's what they should do.

The warning from ratings agency Moody's that it may cut its rating on U.S. government bonds is a "timely reminder" that Congress must move quickly to raise the debt ceiling, said Jeffrey Goldstein, Treasury's under secretary for domestic finance, on Wednesday.

U.S. savings bonds, available as paper documents since 1935, are joining the digital age. They will no longer be sold as paper beginning Jan. 1, Treasury officials said on Wednesday.