http://www.inveslogic.com/latest Bonds Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381581?rsstype=latest&cid=52 According to the Federal Reserve's calculations, the net worth of U.S. households as of last December had increased by $5.7 trillion (up 11.6%) from the low of last March. The gains came from a combination of higher equity and bond prices and redu... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381581?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:40:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1381199?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Evening HeadlinesBloomberg: House Democrats Seek 18-Month Extension of Build America Bonds. House Democrats will seek to extend interest-subsidized Build America Bonds in negotiations with the...[[ This is only a summary. Visit Between the Hedges a... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1381199?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:22:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381201?rsstype=latest&cid=52 The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident of the United States1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20500Dear President Obama:As you know, you will soon have the historic opportunity to nominate three candidates to the Federal Reserve Board of Gover... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381201?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:06:24 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381208?rsstype=latest&cid=52 He writes: Is This the Best Congress Can Do for the Unemployed?: Why are they calling this a jobs bill? There are hardly any job creation measures in it: Jobless claims bill OK d by Senate, by Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.com: The Senate on Wednesd... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381208?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:59:36 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1381383?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Inquiring minds are reading Treasury Yield Curve Near Record Adds to Demand at Bond Auction. Treasury 30-year bonds gained as one of the biggest yield premiums over 2-year government securities on record bolstered demand at today s U.S. auction of ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1381383?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:31:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381262?rsstype=latest&cid=52 If you want to figure out if gold or commodities will outperform more standard assets such as stocks and bonds, then take a look at the impact interest rate environments have on gold, commodities, stocks, REITs and bonds. The starting point is th... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381262?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1381338?rsstype=latest&cid=52 This evening at 7pm ET:MARKETS .. CHINA INFLATION .. CORPORATE BOND SPREADS .. U.S. HOUSEHOLD WEALTH .. TRADE DEFICITOn board:- Peter Navarro, The Coming China Wars Author; UC/Irvine Business Professor - David Goldman, Senior Editor First Things Ma... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1381338?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:48:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1381339?rsstype=latest&cid=52 If I told you that the dollar is up, gold is down, and profits are powerful, would you be bullish or bearish? Well, I would be bullish -- at least for the short-run. There are a lot of positive signals out there right now, quite apart from all the Wa... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1381339?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:32:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381387?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Nothing is moving in the markets, folks.No, really. We mean it. Nothing. Not stocks. Not bonds. Not oil. Nothing.On days like this, we think back to our colleague Mary Pilon s story in May 2009 about idle time at the New York Stock Exchange, where ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381387?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:27 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380997?rsstype=latest&cid=52 As the corporate bond market revives, device maker Medtronic is out with a three-part $3 billion deal. While shares of the company slipped around 10AM, fixed-income investors bid up the bonds.The bonds priced at the tight end of guidance, Dow J... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380997?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:34:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380867?rsstype=latest&cid=52 It was a pretty moribund Wednesday but market sentiment has remained tilted toward the positive. In the US, the S&P 500 took another stride toward eclipsing the January 19 high with a further 0.5% gain, helped by solid increases in the financials and... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380867?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:34 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380880?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Most businesses hate to see rising interest rates, which make it more expensive to borrow money. Not every business, though. The company below welcomes and profits from increases in interest rates.Paychex (PAYX) collects payroll for its clients' empl... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380880?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:55:06 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380885?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Here's the current yield curve of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, which means you get the yield plus the CPI. ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380885?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380891?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Ahead of another heavy U.S. Treasury auction, with today the turn of the 30-year maturity, dealers have sold bonds ahead of time bowing to slightly more favorable economic data. Strong industrial production, retail sales and bank lending data emergin... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380891?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:48 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380783?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Inflation in China in Feb rose more than expected as CPI was up 2.7% y/o/y vs the consensus gain of 2.5%. It is the fastest gain since Oct 08. Combining this with Feb loan growth 100b yuan above forecasts at 700b and expectations are rising tha... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380783?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:46 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380784?rsstype=latest&cid=52 What is it about derivatives that makes otherwise rational humans become so damned stupid? There is no need to over-complicate this; a rather simple series of steps can be undertaken to bring the most dangerous of derivatives out of the shadows and i... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380784?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:26:34 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380664?rsstype=latest&cid=52 An old joke in emerging market circles says that Brazil will always be the country of the future. However, strong global demand for commodities, low international interest rates, much-needed reforms and positive investor sentiment suggests that Brazi... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380664?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380601?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Europes financial troubles apparently haven t killed the party in the capital markets: Companies in the U.S. and Europe are raising huge sums of cash by selling bonds again after a brief bout of Greece-related jitters. One thing to look out for,... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380601?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:21:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1380383?rsstype=latest&cid=52 I hadn t seen an advance release of the January German export data, when I wrote the following on Tuesday, honest injun I hadn t:Well, this is only a hypothesis. But if the hypothesis has any validity we should be able to make some predictions on... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1380383?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:40:13 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380363?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Good Evening: U.S. stocks continued their recent advance today, and the benchmark S&P 500 has now posted positive closes in eight of the previous nine trading sessions. Though the rally is most likely attributable to price momentum and rising risk ... http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380363?rsstype=latest&cid=52 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:32:07 -0500