3:42 pm - Where Now ? Treasuries saw a nice pop higher, after swinging pretty wide in the past week, getting assorted help from sliding stocks, refunding relief, screaming crude prices and renewed credit related worries. Trade survived a good chunk of supply through the week, with the 10-and-30-yr auctions going fairly well, while weight from early corp issuance was unwound into the later part of the week. Mortgage players were popping in to play through the options, directionally mixed,More...
May 1 2008 - Rate Brief
The Fed pulled the trigger on rate cuts again Apr 30, taking the funds rate to the expected 2.00% and indicating the possibility of a pause while removing concerns over risks to growth from the statement. The discount rate also got a 25 basis point shave. The market had been generally looking for a little more smack talk on inflation than what it got, so there was a reduction of price pressure on the longer end of the curve. The market is currently looking for the Fed to hold rates atMore...May 2 2008 - Fed Back with Liquidity Boost
Before the U.S. market opened for trading Friday, and before the European markets closed for the day, the Federal Reserve announced that it was taking additional steps to help ease liquidity pressures in some term funding markets.
The Fed is not alone in its effort as the European Central Bank and Swiss National Bank also announced an expansion of their liquidity measures.
With respect to the Federal Reserve, it is taking a three-step approach with its latestMore...
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