| 241. | Rates Tumble on Weak GDP
Fourth-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the broadest measure of the nation's economic health, rose by a mere 3.1 percent. This was far below the 3.8-percent reading of fourth-quarter 2004, and much lower than analysts' forecasts of a 3.5The GDP not only showed signs of economic weakness but also hinted of inflation. The chain deflator rose 3.2 percent versus a 2.3-percent increase in the fourth quarter. Core consumer prices, which the Fed watches closely, also rose 2.2 percent, send..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, April 28, 2005 |
| | 242. | Rates Remain Steady
An unexpected dive in Durable Goods Orders for March - those items meant to last more than three years - sent stocks down on Tuesday while U.S. Treasuries soared. Not only did orders plunge 2.8 percent, but also the February results, which showed a 0Durables Sink Stocks, But Oil Brings Them Back, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, April 27, 2005 |
| | 243. | Rates Hover Near Recent Levels
U.S. Treasuries were caught in a push-pull of good news versus bad news on Tuesday and in the end the good news won out. Bonds opened flat on the session, but within 30 minutes they responded to two economic reports. The Consumer Confidence for reporBut New Home Sales for March stunned the markets, rising 12.2 percent in March to an annualized rate of 1.43 million units when analysts were expecting a drop of 2.8 percent to 1.14 million units. This one-month increase, the best since 1993, turned ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, April 26, 2005 |
| | 244. | Rates Remain Unchanged
A Wall Street rally on Monday put an end to safe-haven buying in U.S. Treasuries and left bond traders marking time ahead of auctions of two- and five-year notes and some key economic reports. While the upcoming auctions put some pressure on short-teCorporate News, Upgrades Rally Equities, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, April 25, 2005 |
| | 245. | Stock Rollercoaster Pushes Treasury Yields Down; Mortgages Still Firm
U.S. Treasury securities prices rose on Friday and yields, which move in the opposite direction, pulled back as U.S. equities seesawed through another nail-biting session to end the day lower. The renewed decline in government securities yields, howeAfter Thursday's eye-opening stock market rebound, which hoisted the Dow Jones Industrial index to its biggest single-day gain in more than two years, equities switched course and skidded early on Friday. But a late-day, pre-weekend rebound slash..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, April 22, 2005 |
| | 246. | Rates Remain Low as Treasury Yields Rise
U.S. Treasury traders on Thursday shrugged off a handful of strong earnings reports, held the fort in the face of a huge drop in first-time unemployment claims, and ignored a weak report on Leading Economic Indicators for March. But they couldn'tUpbeat Economic News Ignites Equities , ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, April 21, 2005 |
| | 247. | Rates Hold In Spite of Inflationary Pressures
U.S. Treasuries sold early Wednesday morning on inflation fears brought to the fore by the March Consumer Price Index (CPI). Prices slid and yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, soared - with the yield on the benchmark 10-year notCPI, Beige Book Send Stocks Sharply Down, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 |
| | 248. | Yields Drop after Weaker Economic Data Ease Inflation Fears
Prices of U.S. Treasury securities jumped and yields, which move opposite of prices, fell Tuesday on signs that wholesale-level core inflation is well-contained and the economy might be slowing. The decline in Treasury yields translated into lower raMarch U.S. producer prices advanced 0.7 percent, slightly above consensus forecasts for a 0.6-percent rise and compared to a 0.4-percent gain in February. But the market took comfort in news that, factoring out a 3.3-percent surge in energy prices, c..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 |
| | 249. | Markets Regain Composure; Rates Close Cautious Trade Mixed
U.S. Treasuries on Monday regained some composure after Friday's price rally as yields, which move opposite of prices, stabilized at mixed levels. U.S. financial markets spent much of Monday's uneasy session regrouping from Friday's wild World stock indexes had tumbled overnight, with Japanese shares sliding sharply, after U.S. equities skidded on Friday to some of their lowest levels in more than five months. The dollar on Monday stayed under pressure, while crude oil's renewed ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, April 18, 2005 |
| | 250. | Rates Poised to Fall
A major rally in U.S. Treasuries on Friday sent yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, tumbling to their lowest levels in two months. The catalyst: a disaster on Wall Street that sent the Dow Jones Industrials down by almost 200 poinWeak Economic Reports Buoy Treasuries, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, April 15, 2005 |
| | 251. | Rates Continue to Trend Downward
Most U.S. Treasuries posted another round of gains, with issues at the short end grabbing the most attention. The 30-year bond was the only one that failed to attract buyers. Bond traders remained positive throughout the session even though there wasThe equity markets sustained another session of huge losses, so some of those funds may have found their way into Treasuries. The dollar also made big gains based on positive sentiment and a rumor that an investor is buying large quantities of dollar..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, April 14, 2005 |
| | 252. | Rates Begin to Edge Down
Wednesday's much weaker-than-expected report on March Retail Sales spurred a rally in U.S. Treasuries that sent the yield on the benchmark 10-year note, which moves in the opposite direction of price, to its lowest level in more than a month. RetDepartment stores and apparel saw the biggest declines, and many attributed the poor showing to rainy weather and the high price of gas. Others, however, said the slowdown in sales might be just a correction after a string of three months of strong s..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
| | 253. | Rates Slide after Fed Minutes Suggest Less-Hawkish Slant
U.S. interest rates slid on Tuesday, staging a dramatic late-afternoon turnaround, after the minutes of the Federal Reserve's latest Open Market Committee meeting allayed fears about a stepped-up pace of credit tightening. As prices of U.S. Treas"Although the required amount of cumulative tightening may have increased, members noted that an accelerated pace of policy tightening did not appear necessary at this time," minutes from the FOMC's March 22 confab read., ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, April 12, 2005 |
| | 254. | Rates Hold the Line
Lack of economic news and concern about upcoming indicators didn't affect Monday's bond markets. Buying in U.S. Treasuries was steady, sending prices up and yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, down. On Tuesday the trade dWall Street Wary of Earnings, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, April 11, 2005 |
| | 255. | Rates Unchanged
U.S. Treasuries continued to sell Friday morning after St. Louis Fed president William Poole suggested in a speech Thursday that inflation could rise faster than expected due to rising energy costs and increased pricing pressures. This, of course, raStocks Fall on Earnings Woes, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, April 08, 2005 |
| | 256. | Rates Holding -- For Now
The rally in U.S. Treasuries came to a screeching halt on Thursday. The session started off on a positive note, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year falling to 4.39 percent -- well below a key support level of 4.42 percent. But when this breakthroThe only economic indicators released this week came out on Thursday and none of the three impacted the markets. First-time unemployment claims fell for the first time in three weeks. Applications for benefits dropped by 19,000 to 334,000 for the wee..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, April 07, 2005 |
| | 257. | Rates Remain a Little Lower
If you liked Tuesday you'll love Wednesday, which was close to a carbon copy of the previous session. U.S. Treasury prices rose and their yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, fell. The price of oil continued to tick down, and sTreasuries rebounded on Wednesday from yesterday's modest sell-off. The yield on the 10-year note knocked off three basis points to hit 4.43 percent, but that was it. It bounced off 4.42 percent, which is a key yield support level, and held at 4...
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, April 06, 2005 |
| | 258. | Rates Hold as Treasury Markets Idle
There were no reports to influence trading in the U.S. Treasury markets on Tuesday, keeping volume low and prices and yields steady. Traders were set to react to Fed chief Alan Greenspan's comments, but he limited his statements to oil, and they Stocks Rise as Oil Prices Fall, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 |
| | 259. | Rates Little-Changed After Weekend Dip
Mortgage rates moved little on Monday, but they did fall over the weekend. Friday's big rally in U.S. Treasuries, spurred by a tame March employment report, sent Treasury prices up and yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, down.Oil Pressures Stocks, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, April 04, 2005 |
| | 260. | Treasury Yields Slide But Rates Hold Firm
Friday was a wild day for the financial markets, which were greeted with a weaker-than-expected employment report, a mistake in the ISM releases, record-high oil prices and a couple of additional economic reports. Stocks and U.S. Treasuries rallied oTwo additional reports were released, but they had less impact than those mentioned above. Construction spending for February rose 0.4 percent, which was a little less than expected. The consumer sentiment survey taken by the University of Michigan d..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, April 01, 2005 |
| | 261. | Rates Begin to Creep Down
Three straight rally sessions in U.S. Treasuries finally affected some mortgage rates. The release of a benign personal consumption expenditure price index (PCE) for February, which checks for inflation, ignited buying in government debt and sent theA sharp increase in first-time jobless claims for the week ended March 25 kept the rally going, as every negative economic sign lessens the need for aggressive Fed rate hikes. Claims hit 350,000 – considered by economists as the new line dividing exp..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
| | 262. | Twin Rallies Fail to Move Rates
U.S. Treasuries attracted buyers on Wednesday for the second day in a row, sending prices up and yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, down. In fact, the yield on the benchmark 10-year note hit its lowest level in the past eight sesWall Street Flies as Oil Slides, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 |
| | 263. | Interest Rates Edge Back Down as Stocks Sag
A renewed pullback in U.S. equities markets, coupled with eroding consumer confidence, nudged prices higher and yields lower in Treasury securities on Tuesday following Monday's yield gains., Ample pullbacks in key U.S. stocks indices helped undergird Treasuries, which showed an upside bias Tuesday when the Conference Board reported that consumer confidence in March dipped to 102.4 from an upwardly revised 104.4 in February. Both the pres..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, March 29, 2005 |
| | 264. | Rates Holding at Newly Elevated Levels
Concerns about key economic data being released this week spawned selling on Monday in U.S. Treasuries. Bond traders are pricing in more-aggressive rate hikes as they look ahead to reports that could show a rapidly growing economy and a rise in inflaIn addition, there was little in the way of news on Monday to provide guidance to bond traders, so Treasuries sold and their yields, which move in the opposite direction prices, continued to move up. The increase in yields which lenders use to set m..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, March 28, 2005 |
| | 265. | U.S. Financial Markets Shut for Good Friday
, U.S. financial markets are shut March 25 to observe the Good Friday holiday. Markets will reopen with regular trading hours on March 28.
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| Article XML Feed | | - Thursday, March 24, 2005 |
| | 266. | Rates Rise after Tuesday's Treasury Sell-Off
Mortgage rates on many popular products rose Wednesday due to Tuesday's major sell-off in U.S. Treasuries. After heavy selling when the markets opened Wednesday, the action reversed with buyers stepping in -- some of them bargain hunting and otheGovernment debt was hit on Tuesday with rampant selling after the Federal Open Market Committee raised the fed funds target by 25 basis points and stated, "Pressures on inflation have picked up in recent months and pricing power is more evident...
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| Article XML Feed | | - Wednesday, March 23, 2005 |
| | 267. | Fed Statement Sinks Treasuries But Rates Hold -- For Now
Yields on U.S. Treasury securities surged on Tuesday and equities slid after the Federal Reserve startled the markets by re-focusing attention on inflation, even though the Fed’s increase in short-term interest rates matched expectations., For the seventh time since last June, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC2) raised the fed funds target by 25 basis points, this time to 2.75 percent. The central bank also retained the well-watched “measured pace” wording in its accompanying sta..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Tuesday, March 22, 2005 |
| | 268. | Fed Hikes Rates by 25 Basis Points
The Federal Reserve increased short-term interest rates by 25 basis points on Tuesday, as expected. This increase boosts the target for the fed funds rate, which is what banks charge each other for overnight loans, to 2.75 percent. It also means bankThe Fed retained the words “measured paced” in the accompanying statement, which reinforces the notion that it will raise rates by another 25 basis points at its May 3 meeting. But the Fed also stated, “pressures on inflation have picked up,” which s..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Monday, March 21, 2005 |
| | 269. | Rates Continue to Creep Up
An increase in the price of imports in February weighed on U.S. Treasuries on Friday, with traders fearing that signs of inflation might force the Fed to remove the term "measured" from its statement when it meets on Tuesday. "MeasuredDow Falters But Rebounds, While Nasdaq Hits New 2005 Low, ..
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| Article XML Feed | | - Friday, March 18, 2005 |
| | 270. | Good Day for Treasuries Has Little Effect on Rates
U.S. Treasuries posted gains for the second straight day on Thursday -- a feat not accomplished for the past 10 sessions. Buying was spurred by continuing flight-to-quality in the wake of GM's lowered guidance Wednesday that raised serious concerRising oil prices did not affect Treasuries in the early going, as the notion that high prices might slow the economy without aggressive action by the Fed took hold. Oil prices slacked off in the afternoon as did buying in Treasuries, but their yield..
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