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Bonds rally on weak economic data
Friday 09 Jan 2009
US treasuries rallied as monthly non-farm payrolls came in better than expected ending a poor few days on fears of an avalanche of new bond issues in coming months.
Gilts fall as UK cuts rates
Thursday 08 Jan 2009
Bonds were higher across the board as interest rates fell in the UK and other markets digested economic gloom.
Investors skirt bonds amid auctions
Wednesday 07 Jan 2009
Investors steered clear of government debt on both sides of the Atlantic as auctions flooded the markets with bonds.
Supply issues curb appetite for government debt
Tuesday 06 Jan 2009
Plans announced by President-elect Obama to pump $775bn into the US economy may have perked up equities, but worries over how that spending is to be financed has depressed US treasuries.
Bonds ease as Obama outlines plans
Monday 05 Jan 2009
Optimism over US president-elect Obama’s plan to stimulate the economy had bonds on the retreat as investors gained the confidence to dip into more adventurous investments such as stocks and shares.
Government bonds drift in subdued markets
Tuesday 23 Dec 2008
Government bonds are little changed on the last full trading day before Christmas.
Gloomy housing data boosts gilts
Monday 22 Dec 2008
A pessimistic prognosis on the UK housing market helped push gilts higher.
Bonds round-up: US Treasuries driven by recession fears
Thursday 18 Dec 2008
US bond yields continued to fall as fears that the US is heading for a thirties -style recession haunt Wall St.
Bond yields tumble as gloom prevails
Wednesday 17 Dec 2008
Gloomy economic data helped push gilts higher and yields post double digit basis point falls.
Gilts strengthen after inflation data
Tuesday 16 Dec 2008
US Treasuries are little changed ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision due this evening.
Government debt in demand
Monday 15 Dec 2008
US Treasuries rose ahead of tomorrow’s interest rate announcement by the Federal Reserve. Most pundits are confidently expecting the Fed to cut interest rates.
Bonds dive on revival of rescue plan for car industry
Friday 12 Dec 2008
The collapse of the rescue plan for the US car industry may have sent global equity markets into reverse, but it is the prospect of the rescue plan being revived under the umbrella of the Troubled Assets Relief Programme (TARP) that has prompted selling of US Treasuries.
Bonds round-up: Treasuries continue relentless climb
Thursday 11 Dec 2008
US Treasury bonds continues their relentless rise after weekly dole claimant figures showed that first-time jobless claims leapt to 573,000 last week.
Bonds round-up
Wednesday 10 Dec 2008
US treasuries have slumped on worries that the government will flood the market with debt.
Unexpected rise in European investor sentiment hits bunds
Tuesday 09 Dec 2008
US treasury prices stand firm despite pending sales of existing homes falling less than expected in November.
Bonds fall as shares soar
Monday 08 Dec 2008
Gilts fell on a strong day for equities on the back of a rally in US shares Friday that continued today as President-elect Barack Obama unveiled an economic stimulus plan worth $1trn.
Bonds round-up: Dire US jobs data sparks new surge
Friday 05 Dec 2008
US treasuries resumed their surge upwards following the dismal monthly non-farm payroll figures today.
Bonds round-up: Hit by profit taking despite rate cuts
Thursday 04 Dec 2008
Profit taking clipped bond prices as central banks in the UK and eurozone delivered the big rate cuts expected by the market.
US treasuries ease back
Wednesday 03 Dec 2008
Short trades Treasuries fell back, enabling yields to recover from their record lows.
Gilts soar ahead of rate decision
Tuesday 02 Dec 2008
Gilts posted strong advances Tuesday amid expectations of a substantial cut in UK interest rates the following day.

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