Bondyields at 2-week high on supply worries, The 10-year benchmarkbondyield ended at 6.37%, just off the day?s peak of 6.38% which was its highest since 20 April, Money Matters.
The Treasury set earnings rates on both the Series I and EEbondson Friday. The inflation-adjusted Ibondswill pay 0 percent for the next six months; EEbondswill pay 0.7 percent.
But, interest rates are now reaching ridiculously low levels, particularly the"inflation protected"government I-bonds, now that short-term inflation has turned decidedly negative. This WSJ report has the details....
BondMarket Open May 04 2009. May 4th, 2009 7:00 am | by John Jansen |. Prices of Treasury coupon securities are registering small (very small ) mixed changes in overseas trading. This will be a very busy week win the US market with...
It seems traders are no longer giving much love toBondfutures lately, as prices have fallen below the bottom of the multi-month-long consolidation pattern.