Treasurys fall as upbeat earnings from Intel, JPMorgan push Dow Jones industrials past 10,000October 14th, 2009 Treasurys slide as Dow soars past 10,000NEW YORK — Treasurys tumbled on Wednesday as solid earnings reports from two bellwether companies sent stocks soaring. In late trading, the benchmark 10-year Treasury fell 18/32 to 101 22/32 and its yield rose to 3.42 percent from 3.35 percent late Tuesday.
Prices on long-term Treasurys slip as investors cautiously buy into the stock marketSeptember 30th, 2009 Long-term Treasurys fall modestly as stocks riseNEW YORK — Long-term Treasurys fell modestly Wednesday, pushing yields higher, as investors cautiously bought into the stock market on the last day of the third quarter. The price of the benchmark 10-year note fell 5/32 to 102 18/32, pushing its yield up to 3.32 percent from 3.29 percent late Tuesday.
Treasurys rise for 5th straight day even as stocks rebound; investors cautious ahead of dataSeptember 30th, 2009 Treasurys extend gains even as stocks reboundNEW YORK — Treasury prices rose slightly Monday, extending recent gains even as investors moved back into stocks. The price of the benchmark 10-year note rose for a fifth straight day, adding 3/32 to 102 20/32.
Treasurys rise along with stocks, decent auction of 2-year notes supports higher pricesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Treasurys attract solid demand even as stocks riseNEW YORK — A strong auction of two-year notes helped support the bond market Tuesday, sending Treasury yields lower. In afternoon trading, the price of the benchmark 10-year note rose 10/32 to 101 14/32 and its yield fell to 3.45 percent from 3.49 percent late Monday.
Investors start September on cautious footing, stocks fall after manufacturing, housing dataSeptember 1st, 2009 Stocks fall after manufacturing, housing dataNEW YORK — The stock market's rally finally gave way on Tuesday, sending shares sharply lower as investors concluded that a six-month surge was overdone. At midday, all the major indexes fell more than 1.5 percent, including the Dow Jones industrials, which lost about 150 points.
Treasurys fall modestly, ending 3 straight days of gains as investors head back into stocksAugust 18th, 2009 Treasury prices post modest declinesNEW YORK — Treasury prices retreated Tuesday, a day after investors sought the safety government debt in response to new concerns about the speed of an economic recovery. Prices for long-term Treasury bonds fell, ending three straight days of gains, as investors less worried that a recovery might be delayed went back into stocks.
Treasurys extend slide to second day as mix of economic reports signal economy is healingAugust 4th, 2009 Mostly upbeat economic data weigh on TreasurysNEW YORK — Treasury prices gave up early gains Tuesday and closed lower for a second day as investors again funneled money into stocks. Demand for the safety of government debt fell as investors digested a report saying that consumers spent more in June for the second straight month even as their income fell sharply.
Treasurys slip for first time in 3 days as quarter ends;June 30th, 2009 Treasury prices fall for first time in 3 daysNEW YORK — Treasury prices fell Tuesday, breaking three straight days of gains. The drop in Treasurys pushed yields higher on the final day of the April-June quarter.
Stocks begin holiday-shortened week in positive territory, investors await week's key dataJune 29th, 2009 Stocks open higher ahead of week's key dataNEW YORK — Investors are beginning a holiday-shortened week on a positive note. Stocks are slightly higher in early trading Monday, following mixed moves in overseas markets.
Treasurys finish little changed after Fed buys $6B in debt, trade deficit widensMay 12th, 2009 Treasurys little changed after Fed buys more debtNEW YORK — Treasurys ended little changed Tuesday after strong gains a day earlier, as the Federal Reserve bought more government debt and economic data came in better than expected. The Fed purchased $6 billion in securities maturing between 2012 and 2013.
Gold prices little changed as rally on Wall Street dampens investment demandMay 9th, 2009 Gold prices hold steady as Wall Street ralliesNEW YORK — Gold prices are holding steady as a rally in stocks keeps demand for the safe-haven asset in check. Other commodities, like oil and grains, are surging on the day's upbeat economic data.
Brazilian stocks fall in early trading as investors lock in gains from weekslong advanceMay 9th, 2009 Brazilian stocks fall in early tradingMEXICO CITY — Brazilian stocks are falling as investors lock in gains from weeks of large advances. Sao Paulo's Ibovespa index is down 2.3 percent to 50,315 after the first hour of trading on Thursday.
Treasurys narrowly mixed on stronger-than-expected data, Fed purchase of $8.5B in debtMay 5th, 2009 Treasurys mixed after stronger-than-expected dataNEW YORK — Treasurys ended narrowly mixed Monday after better-than-expected economic data and big debt purchases by the Federal Reserve. Investors have been selling Treasurys and buying stocks in recent weeks on evidence the economy is turning around.
Treasurys edge higher as economic data comes in weak, Fed buys more government debtApril 23rd, 2009 Treasurys edge higher on weak data, Fed buyingNEW YORK — Treasurys edged higher Thursday after weak data on home sales and jobless claims. The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales fell 3 percent, while the Labor Department reported a larger-than-expected rise in new unemployment claims last week.
Treasurys fall, pressured by early gains on Wall Street; losses hold even as stocks sell offApril 22nd, 2009 Treasurys dip even as stocks sell off late in dayNEW YORK — Treasurys dipped Wednesday, even as stocks fell in a late-day slump on renewed worries about problems at banks. The stock market had been rising for most of the day, buoyed by encouraging earnings reports from AT&T, Boeing and McDonald's.