Rising Treasury Yields: QE Tapering Or Real Selling?

With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries ...

Japan’s government must demonstrate a commitment to fiscal rehabilitation to boost the credibility of government bonds and prevent a spike in long-term yields as soaring stocks damp the allure of the nation’s ...

Major global bank warns of "a nasty Treasury sell-off."

Bullish momentum should drive stocks higher into the week ahead as markets watch to see if Fed chairman Ben Bernanke weighs in on whether the economy is strong enough to justify paring back on Fed bond ...

By Sam Forgione NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors worldwide cut back on commitments to high-yield "junk" bond funds in the latest week, giving just $100 million to the funds globally after committing ...

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Analysis of CUSIP requests shows corporate bond issuance is expected to accelerate, getting an extra push from the volatility of the low rate environment.

* C$ ends at C$1.0291 vs US$, or 97.17 U.S. cents * Weak Canadian inflation means no rate hike on horizon * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices mixed By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, ...

* Early May U.S. consumer sentiment highest in almost six years * April leading indicators point to growth * Treasuries could stay range bound in coming sessions By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) ...

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - A former chief executive of a financial firm who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a probe into bid-rigging in the municipal bond market was sentenced ...

By Danielle Robinson and Joy Ferguson NEW YORK, May 17 (IFR) - If anyone needed evidence that parts of the high-yield bond market no longer offer protection against rising interest rates, then they received ...

Conservative investors prefer debt instruments not only because they safeguard the capital invested but also for the regular income flows they provide.

Redwood Trust Inc. sold $424 million of bonds tied to new U.S. home loans without government backing at wider relative yields as issuance soars this year.

Japanese bond yields have climbed dramatically since its central bank announced policies aimed at hold down interest rates. But market commentators seem to have taken the spike in stride.

Allan W. Rogers, who headed U.S. Treasury trading at Bankers Trust Corp. from 1977 to 1989, a period when the 10-year note’s yield went from 8 percent to almost 16 percent and back, retired from CRT Capital ...

A former chief executive of a financial firm who pleaded guilty to charges related to bid-rigging in the municipal bond market was sentenced to two years probation on Friday by a judge who cited his cooperation ...

Fitch Ratings agency has downgraded Slovenia's credit grade by one notch, citing a weak economic outlook and a frail banking system. It cut the government bond rating to BBB+ from A-, which is still investment ...

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - A former chief executive of a financial firm who pleaded guilty to charges related to bid-rigging in the municipal bond market was sentenced to two years probation ...

* U.S. consumer sentiment jumps to highest in almost six years * Investors still uncertain about when the Fed could taper easing * Treasuries could stay range bound in coming sessions By Luciana Lopez ...

The amount of dollar-denominated bonds issued by companies in Asia is growing almost 10 times faster than the global corporate debt market, raising concern that investors are lowering their standards as ...

* Talk of potential negative ECB deposit rate persists * Spain, Italian yields extend fall after supply this week * Spain to auction more bonds next week By Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Marius Zaharia LONDON, ...

DAILY INDICATORS LATEST PREVIOUS LAST DATE Bond Buyer 30-Day Visible Supply 7.111 Bln 6.994 Bln 05/17/13 Bond Buyer Competitive Visible 1.969 Bln 2.221 Bln 05/17/13 Bond Buyer Negotiated Visible 5.142 ...

* Pace of privatisations unsatisfactory - EU/IMF report * Athens might try to tap bond markets in 2014 - EU official * Country needs 4 bln euros extra savings to meet 2016 goals BRUSSELS/ATHENS, May 17 ...

A drop in European takeovers has depressed global merger and acquisitions activity so far this year, but bankers see activity picking up as a rally in stocks and bonds helps compensate for a prolonged ...

James River Coal Co., a producer of the fuel in the Midwest and Central Appalachia, reached a two- month high after the company agreed to exchange about $243.4 million of convertible bonds for $123.3 million ...

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. municipal bond sales are expected to fall to $4.92 billion next week from this week's total of $6.8 billion, according to Thomson Reuters estimates released on Friday. ...

Turkey’s bonds rallied, sending yields to all-time lows, after Moody’s Investors Service raised the country to investment grade for the first time in two decades, fueling expectation of capital inflows. ...

* U.S. consumer sentiment jumps to highest in almost six years * Investors still uncertain about when the Fed could taper easing * Treasuries could stay range bound in coming sessions By Luciana Lopez ...

May 17 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues team, and ...

Electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc. sold $600 million of convertible notes to help repay a U.S. loan, tapping the bond market for the first time.

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the Brazilian state-run oil producer, and drugmaker Merck & Co. led at least $54 billion of bond sales in the U.S. this week, the most in more than four months, as relative yields ...

* C$ at C$1.0311 vs US$, or 96.98 U.S. cents * US$ strengthens near 10-mth high on Fed QE debate * Bond prices rise across curve By Solarina Ho TORONTO, May 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened ...

* Consumer sentiment data expected to show more optimism * Investor still uncertain about when the Fed could taper easing * Treasuries could stay rangebound in coming sessions By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK, ...

May 17 (Reuters) -Following are terms and conditions of a bond priced on Friday. Borrower Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) Issue Amount 1.0 billion euro Maturity Date May 27, 2025 Coupon 2.25 pct ...

* Talk of potential negative ECB deposit rate persists * Spain, Italian yields extend fall after supply this week * Spain to auction more bonds next week By Emelia Sithole-Matarise LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) ...

Sales of high-yield corporate bonds in Europe dropped this week to the lowest in more than a month as the cost of insuring the debt rose and the euro-area recession extended to a record sixth quarter.

* Upgrade stamps approval on decade of reform * Move expected to boost investment flows * Bond yields hit record lows, Turkish lira weakens * Minister warns of lira appreciation pressure By Daren Butler ...

Investors seeking higher yields are buying structured notes tied for the first time to the debt of emerging-market nations from the Bahamas to Lithuania and Honduras.

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* Upgrade stamps approval on decade of reform * Move expected to boost investment flows * Bond yields hit record lows, Turkish lira weakens * Minister warns of lira appreciation pressure By Daren Butler ...

SINGAPORE, May 17 (IFR) - Sovereign bonds in the region ended higher as the few traders working marked up their spreadsheets to reflect gains in US Treasuries overnight. The long end of both the Philippines ...

* SME-backed covered bonds would unlock lending * Commerzbank deal seen as pricing template * French proposals under way to develop market By Aimee Donnellan FRANKFURT, May 17 (IFR) - Italy needs to change ...

* Spain to auction bonds next week after solid syndication * Spanish, Italian yields could fall back to 2 1/2-year lows * Bunds steady as central banks seen remaining accommodative By Emelia Sithole-Matarise ...

Turkish bonds surged and the lira touched an 11-month low after a bigger-than-forecast cut to interest rates preceded a decision by Moody’s Investors Service to raise the nation’s credit rating to investment ...

* BOJ buying, smooth 5-year sale reassures market * Yields face upward pressure from stocks, yen -strategist By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices rose on Friday for ...

TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries were supported on Friday after a deluge of soft U.S. economic data helped the benchmark yield step away from two-month high hit earlier in the week. * The yield ...

(Updates to midday) * CSI300 flat, HK shut for public holiday * China property buoyed of hopes of easing sector curbs * Minsheng slides after large investors sell convertible bonds HONG KONG, May 17 (Reuters) ...