Market Watch

The federal budget this week has been on everyone’s mind and television set. With the federal government set to shut down tonight at midnight if no...

As events continue to develop both at home and abroad -- fiscal, humanitarian and otherwise -- the markets are sending and receiving mixed messages...

Safe haven worries that had dominated trading last week have eased so far this week – and investor appetite for greater risk rose a little. The yield...

U.S. Interest Rates: What is "Normal"? Throughout the week, worried investors once again turned to U.S. Treasury instruments as safe haven investments...

Markets so far this week have reacted to mixed news on the growth front in the US plus new concerns on inflation. As things start to wind up for the...

While this week’s government bond auctions ($72 billion worth) were digested more easily than expected, yields for the benchmark 10-year bond and 30...

Markets in the U.S. and elsewhere have focused on signs that the U.S. economy continues to recover, although still at a very gradual pace. January’s...

Over the past week, interest rates on the benchmark 10 year Treasury bond rose. Key drivers were: less safe haven demand for US government instruments...

Wall Street banks have been drastically cutting their holdings of U.S. Treasuries, according to Bloomberg News. According to most analysts, this is a...

Nearing the end of the week, markets are still wrestling with the same cross-currents they faced last week, but with a new wrinkle - Spain. The growth...

Markets this week have been dominated by the White House announcement of a fiscal package deal with Republican Congressional leaders that would add...

What a week it’s been. Just look at the ups and downs of the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note. The week started with the safe haven play...