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Stage set for Fed bond 'strippers' to perform
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:08:03 +0100
'Strips', bonds that have been 'stripped' of their interest payments until maturity, tend to outperform regular bonds when interest rates fall sharply
Swap rates fall below Treasury yields
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:07:20 +0100
The relationship between government bonds and swaps has dislocated this week for only the second time, largely as a result of the burst of bond issuance from banks
Surging exports boost Swedish economy
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:11 +0100
The data promise to bolster the government's economic message ahead of the September 19 election, with recent polls showing the four-party Alliance edging ahead of the Red-Green opposition
Gilts lose lustre for overseas investors
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:19:12 +0100
Flight from eurozone risk to UK government bonds is moderating
US municipal debt fears may be overdone
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:09:33 +0100
Rob Carnell, at ING, says that though state and local finances have been hit hard, it is a manageable problem and of limited scale compared to Federal debt
Interactive timeline: Greek debt crisis
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:37:38 +0100
Track the progress of the Greek debt crisis in this interactive timeline
Surge in German consumer confidence
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:13:11 +0100
Germans have become less worried about unemployment than at any time in the past two years, triggering a surge in consumer confidence in Europe's largest economy
Banks plan for loss of eurozone member
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:08:47 +0100
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association has asked some members to plan what to do if a European country has to leave the euro
US muni bond yields approach record lows
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:50:29 +0100
Many local borrowers allowed access to cheap financing in spite of their recent fiscal troubles
Credit Suisse issues new hybrid bonds
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:31:02 +0100
Finance directors take a bullish line on likelihood regulators will continue to allow these controversial bonds to count towards top-notch tier one capital
Europe gets a lift from stress test optimism
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:15:05 +0100
A turning point may have been reached and there are signs of hope the worst there may be over for Europe. But the focus is shifting to America
Eurozone sovereign debt
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:24:39 +0100
Yields on the government bonds of the weakest eurozone members are tightening, but debt rescheduling is becoming the elephant in the room
Ex-GE Capital executives charged with fraud
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:37:54 +0100
Dominick Carollo, Steven Goldberg and Peter Grimm are accused of conspiring to rig bids in the $2,800bn municipal bond market from 1999 to 2006
Portugal takes eurozone derivatives set-aside decision
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:00:57 +0100
First eurozone country to agree to set aside cash ? or other assets ? against such transactions
Funds shun UK index-linked bond
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:12:13 +0100
Two biggest bond fund managers react to pension payment measure
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