Bond market yields down

Yields were down and prices were up on US Treasury bonds on Tuesday as investors reacted to lower consumer confidence, purchasing, and existing home sales data. At late morning, the two-year treasury was yielding 4.668 percent, 5.1 basis points lower, while the 10-year bonds were down 3.7 basis points to 4.557 percent.European bond yields […]

European bond markets await eurozone rate decision

Prices on government bonds in the UK and in Europe were mixed but mostly down and yields were generally up on Friday due to worries about rises in interest rates and other economic news.In the eurozone, investors seemed to be waiting to see whether the European Central Bank will raise interest rates a quarter of […]

Energy, education costs send US consumer prices higher

Consumer prices in the United States were up by 0.7 percent in January, higher than the expected gain of 0.5 percent and after a decline of 0.1 percent in December. High energy prices were cited as the main force pushing the CPI up. Energy prices grew by 5 percent in January, led by […]

Foreign investors leave Tokyo markets

Information released Thursday by the Japanese Ministry of Finance showed that overseas investors left the Japanese equities markets in larger numbers last week than they entered it for the first time since September, and indications are that this will be the case this week as well. If this turns out to be the case, […]

Bernanke says US rates may rise more

The new chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, in his first testimony in front of Congress after taking office, said on Wednesday that the US economy performed impressively last year. He also refused to close the door to further interest rate hikes, saying that higher energy prices could mean higher consumer prices, […]