Posts Tagged ‘ Treasury Rates ’

Spain sells 3, 4 year bonds at higher rates – Full Story

May 17, 2012

(via AFP) Spain raised 2.494 billion euros ($3.173 billion) in a sale of three- and four-year bonds Thursday that saw Madrid pay higher rates, a sign of mounting concern over its debt position. The treasury paid interest rates of between 4.375 and 5.106 percent, up sharply from the last comparable operations…
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US Treasury Studies Floating-Rate Benefit, Decision Later – Bloomberg

By Newswires

May 2, 2012

BloombergUS Treasury Studies Floating-Rate Benefit, Decision LaterBloombergThe US Treasury Department said it sees benefits in the issuance of floating-rate notes, while a decision will be made “at a later date.” The government also said it plans t...
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Well, we’re almost to the point where we have to PAY Uncle Thug to lend him money

By Bears Chat at The Wall Street Examiner

August 23, 2011

I never thought I'd live to see the day that, after racking up: FIFTEEN TRILLION DOLLARS OF DEBT ...people would be piling into 4-week T-bills and accepting ZERO interest. But here we are. Look for yourself: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/an...
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Fonteis Estranhas (Strange Sources)

By Russ Winter

September 11, 2010

Maybe it is just a coincidence but isn’t it interesting how Treasury rates have suddenly upticked ahead of the Sept. 16 grilling of Tim Geithner over Chinese currency manipulation . I...
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Cash Inundation – Professional Edition Fed Report

By Lee Adler

April 13, 2009

The Fed and Treasury are inundating the market with cash this week. The total of Treasury paydowns and Fed purchases is $71 billion so far this week, with 2 more direct Fed purchases of Treasury paper yet to come. As a result of this deluge, Treasury yields and short rates are down, the dollar...
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Excerpt from Warren Buffet’s shareholder letter

By Winter Watch

March 2, 2009

Lemon Socialism

Funders that have access to any sort of government guarantee banks with FDIC-insured deposits, large entities with commercial paper now backed by the Federal Reserve, and others who are using imaginative methods (or lobbying skills) to come under the governments umbrella have money costs that are...
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Fool on the Hill, Bride of Frankenstein Reports

By Lee Adler

February 10, 2009

Massive levels of panic buying could not keep short term Treasury rates from rising this week, suggesting that even with unprecedented levels of demand, supply was still outstripping it. That was also true of the long end until today, when another massive wave of fear swept the markets, driving the 10 year Treasury yield...
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Healthy Healing Part II

By Russ Winter

November 24, 2008

Following on other points in the Roubini matrix as discussed last Friday, in point 4 Roubini suggests that interest on mortgages and consumer loans are pushing higher. In fact, the resets on many adjustable rate mortgages are going lower. 40% of all mortgages are based on Treasury rates, and cost of funds indexes. The...
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