bonds
S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Hit Records Together First Time Since 1999
published Aug 11th 2016, 4:49 pm, by Rita Nazareth, Joseph Ciolli and Lu Wang (Bloomberg) — All three U.S. stock benchmarks rose together to record highs for the first time in 16 years amid surprising earnings. European shares erased the slump that followed Britain’s secession vote. Oil climbed, while Treasuries
Most U.S. Stocks Slip After Brussels Attack as Gold, Dollar Rise
©2016 Bloomberg News O4GLNN6JIJUZ (Bloomberg) — Most U.S. stocks retreated as investors dived into haven assets including gold and the dollar after deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels killed at least 31 people. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged higher as drugmakers climbed. While transport-related shares led the Standard & Poor’s 500
S&P 500 Slides With Crude as Treasuries Slump on Fed Rate Bets
©2015 Bloomberg News NYQY7R6KLVRB (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell the most in two weeks as crude plunged past $40 a barrel to send energy shares tumbling. Treasuries fell after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen indicated increasing confidence in the economy two weeks before central bank officials meet. The Standard &
Dollar Falters as U.S. Stocks Hold at Seven-Week High, Oil Sinks
©2015 Bloomberg News NW4Q0Q6JTSES (Bloomberg) — The dollar traded at a three-week low even after Federal Reserve officials continued to back the case for higher interest rates this year, spurring gains in emerging- market assets. U.S. stocks held at their highest level in seven weeks in light holiday trading. The greenback
Bonds No Match for Equities as Europe Decline Drives Up Yields
©2015 Bloomberg News NVRCAO6K511D (Bloomberg) — The selloff in European equities has again pushed them into the sights of investors seeking for better returns than those offered by bonds. Looking at earnings yield, companies in the Euro Stoxx 50 Index are more attractive than at any time since 2011 relative to
U.S. Real Yield Is Highest Since 2009 If CPI Forecasts Are Right
©2015 Bloomberg News NOOG9O6KLVR7 (Bloomberg) — The falling U.S. inflation rate is making the world’s biggest bond market more appealing. Consumer prices probably slid 0.2 percent in April from the year before, based on a Bloomberg survey of economists before the Labor Department reports the figures Friday. If right, it
Long Bonds Punish Investors as Goldman Sachs Sees Poor Outlook
©2015 Bloomberg News NO7QKB6JIJUR (Bloomberg) — Last year’s superstar of the Treasury market is punishing investors in 2015, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is calling it a “poor investment.” Thirty-year bonds have slumped 8 percent in the past two weeks, leaving investors with a loss of 4.8 percent since Dec. 31,
Euro-Area Bonds Caught in QE Paradox as Short Sellers Book Gains
©2015 Bloomberg News NNY7DW6JTSEG (Bloomberg) — The European Central Bank’s bond-buying program has landed investors in a quandary that’s whipping up volatility in the region’s fixed-income markets. Signs the plan is helping turn around the euro area’s economy triggered a 1.4 percent loss on the region’s government bonds in April, the
Bloomberg Business: Good Friday May Be Friday the 13th for Bonds as Jobs Data Loom
©2015 Bloomberg News NM5N726K50YK (Bloomberg) — The most dangerous time for the Treasury market this month will be when the U.S. issues its employment report Friday, if February and March are any guide.Benchmark 10-year yields jumped 14 basis points on Feb. 6 and 13 basis points on March 6, the
Bloomberg Business: Treasuries Losing Yield Advantage Over Group of Seven Peers
©2015 Bloomberg News NLQVJT6K50YF (Bloomberg) — U.S. government bonds are losing their advantage over their peers. Ten-year Treasuries yielded 1 percentage point more than the average for Group of Seven countries, with the premium dropping from 1.2 percentage points as recently as March 12. Treasuries rose and yields fell Tuesday
