Susanne Walker
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U.S. Regulators to Reopen Probe of Ford Sedan Lighting Failures
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it will reopen an investigation in which it previously decided not to recall more than half a million Ford Motor Co. cars with possibly defective lighting controls. The Transportation Department said in a notice posted on its website that the Office of Defects Investigation received a petition from the North Carolina Consumers Council… → Read More
Bond Market Tells Savers: Higher U.S. Rates to Disappoint
(Bloomberg) -- Just because the Federal Reserve is about to raise interest rates, don’t expect savers to benefit. Over the past six years, it’s been practically impossible for depositors and investors in money-market funds to keep up with the cost of living as the Fed slashed rates close to zero in an unprecedented bid to restore the U.S. economy. Now, savers counting on higher rates to lift… → Read More
U.S. Bond Sentiment Is Worst Since Disastrous ’09
Get ready for a disastrous year for U.S. government bonds. That’s the message forecasters on Wall Street are sending. → Read More
Wall Street Can’t Stop Stripping Bonds as Inflation Deemed Dead
An obscure corner of the $12.4 trillion market for U.S. government debt is providing one of the clearest signs yet that bond investors are writing off the threat of inflation for years, if not decades, to come. → Read More
Banks’ U.S. Debt Holdings Top $2 Trillion as Treasuries Rally
American banks increased U.S. government debt holdings to a record $2 trillion as global regulators implement post-2008 financial-crisis rules requiring financial institutions to own the highest-quality assets while trimming risk-taking activities. → Read More
The $400 Billion Bond Mismatch Keeping Bears at Bay Seen Lasting
Even in the $100 trillion market for bonds worldwide, one of the most persistent dilemmas facing potential buyers is a dearth of supply. → Read More
Flash Boys Raising Volatility in Wild New Treasury Market
In a flash, the bond market went wild. → Read More
Flash Boys Raising Volatility in Wild New Treasury Market
In a flash, the bond market went wild. → Read More
Banks Play It Safe by Increasing Their Government Debt Holdings
In a sign commercial lenders remain concerned about the health of the economy, they increased their holdings of Treasuries and bonds of federal agencies in September by $54 billion, to a record $1.99 trillion. → Read More
American Banks Pile Up Treasuries as Deposits Surpass Loans
American banks are loading up on U.S. government debt, a sign they remain cautious on the economy even with the jobless rate at a six-year low and corporations at their healthiest in a generation. → Read More
Bill Gross Used $45 Billion Derivatives to Lift Fund Gain
Bill Gross is relying on derivatives rather than Janet Yellen to raise his returns on government bonds. → Read More
Bond Markets Tilt Toward Frankfurt as Draghi Negates Fed
The world’s most-influential bond market might just be in Frankfurt. → Read More
U.S. TIPS Sale Yields Least in a Year on Inflation Bets
The U.S. sold $15 billion of 10-year inflation-linked debt at the lowest yield in more than a year amid wagers consumer-price growth will increase beyond the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target as the economy improves. → Read More
Treasuries Rise as Downed Plane Adds to Sanctions-Linked Demand
Treasuries rose, with 30-year bond yields falling to the lowest level in more than six weeks, after reports of a Malaysian commercial plane being shot down in eastern Ukraine added to haven demand linked to expanded sanctions against Russia for support of separatist rebels. → Read More
Gross Says Income Will Replace Capital Gains in New Neutral
Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross said investors should prepare for a low “new neutral” interest-rate environment and expect low-asset returns that will be less volatile than in prior periods. → Read More
Gross Raises Government-Related Debt to 50% of His Flagship Fund
Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross raised his holdings of Treasuries and government- related debt in May to half his flagship fund’s total as the securities gained the most in four months. → Read More
Unstoppable $100 Trillion Bond Market Renders Models Useless
If the insatiable demand for bonds has upended the models you use to value them, you’re not alone. → Read More
Unstoppable $100 Trillion Bond Market Renders Models Useless
If the insatiable demand for bonds has upended the models you use to value them, you’re not alone. → Read More
Can’t Find Enough 30-Year Treasuries to Buy? Here’s Why
In a world awash with U.S. government bonds, buyers of the longest-term Treasuries are facing a potential shortage of supply. → Read More
Treasury 10-to-30-Year Curve Narrowest Since 2010 on Fed Outlook
The difference between yields on 10- and 30-year U.S. Treasuries narrowed to the least since 2010 after the Federal Reserve indicated interest rates may rise faster than anticipated while the pace of growth is moderate. → Read More