Bonds News

The Treasury Department has auctioned 30-year bonds at a record low yield as fears about Europe and the U.S. economy fed demand for lower-risk investments.

NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks zig-zagged,turning higher in a choppy session on Wednesday as investorsreacted to a barrage of headlines from Europe, includingproposals for joint euro zone bonds ...

NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks zig-zagged,turning higher in a choppy session on Wednesday as investorsreacted to a barrage of headlines from Europe, includingproposals for joint euro zone bonds ...

How's this for an investment opportunity: a guaranteed yield of 3.2 percent, with an enormous potential downside. As risky as that sounds, millions of investors are moving money into Treasury bonds as a "safe haven." In early September, the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond sank to a new low of 3.2 percent, while the 10-year note fell to 1.9 percent. If the inflation rate stays anywhere close to its current modest 3.6 percent pace, long-term investors will be guaranteed to lose money after factoring in inflation's toll.

Treasury 30-year bonds erased losses after Austria?s parliamentary finance committee didn?t approve the increase of the European Finacial Stability Facility with the required two-thirds majority.

NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened higher onWednesday after the head of the European Commission said itwill present options for joint euro zone bonds, a tool thatinvestors view as a step ...

* U.S. retail sales, producer prices flat * Options due soon for new joint euro bonds-official * Greek, German, French leaders to hold conference call * Futures up: S&P 6.9 pts, Dow 67 pts, Nasdaq 14 pts ...

* Options due soon for new joint euro bonds-official * Producer price index, retail sales on tap * Futures up: S&P 11.9 pts, Dow 91 pts, Nasdaq 21 pts * For up-to-the-minute market news see [STXNEWS/US] ...

* Options due soon for new joint euro bonds-official * Producer price index, retail sales on tap * Futures up: S&P 8.7 pts, Dow 59 pts, Nasdaq 6.25 pts * For up-to-the-minute market news see [STXNEWS/US] ...

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Small and mid cap technologyshares were boosted by Broadcom's $3.7 billion bid for NetLogicon Monday, while a report China may buy Italian bonds helpedease fears over ...

The Treasury Department said on Thursday that next week it will sell $66 billion in debt next week, in line with economists' estimates. The government will auction $32 billion in 3-year notes , $21 billion in 10-year notes and $13 billion in 30-year bonds .

MORE STIMULUS?: Stocks rose on hopes of more economic stimulus from the Fed. Minutes showed that Federal Reserve officials discussed a variety of options to bolster the economy at its Aug. 9 meeting, including buying more Treasury bonds.

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 ...