http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/bonds Bonds - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1381199?rsstype=populararticles&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... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:22:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1381199?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1382255?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Simon Johnson s lunch talk was pretty standard: there is no social benefit to banks being larger than $100 billion in assets. Major banks are too politically powerful, but they should be fought the same way Teddy Roosevelt did with JP Morgan and ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:53:43 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1382255?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381919?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 A billionaire investor, premier properties and big-name tenants.What could go wrong?Investors in 1.15 billion of mortgage-backed securities called White Tower 2006-3 are learning the hard way. The securities are linked to a 1.45 billion loan use... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:07 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381919?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381727?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 BLOOMBERG TV: Brad Hintz, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., talks with Bloomberg s Erik Schatzker about a report on the failure of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which concluded the company used off-balance-sheet transactions to understate... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:27:43 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381727?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381827?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 The US dollar is suffering some damage this morning, as Donald Kohn is set to retire as Federal Reserve Vice President and word leaked out last night that easy money Kohn [Sep 12, 2009: Federal Reserve's Kohn: We Plan to Keep Throwing Kerosene on the... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:07:44 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381827?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381733?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Keynote Address of Chairman Gary Gensler, OTC Derivatives Reform, Markit s Outlook for OTC Derivatives Markets ConferenceMarch 9, 2010Good afternoon. It s good to be with you today to discuss much-needed regulatory reform of the over-the-counter ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:30:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381733?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381581?rsstype=populararticles&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... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:40:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381581?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381201?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:06:24 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1381201?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381208?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:59:36 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1381208?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1381383?rsstype=populararticles&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 ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:31:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1381383?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1381338?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:48:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1381338?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1381339?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:32:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1381339?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381387?rsstype=populararticles&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 ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:27 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1381387?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380997?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:34:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380997?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380867?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:52:34 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380867?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380880?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:55:06 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380880?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380885?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Here's the current yield curve of Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, which means you get the yield plus the CPI. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380885?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380891?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:06:48 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380891?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380783?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:46 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380783?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380784?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:26:34 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1380784?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380664?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:55:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380664?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380601?rsstype=populararticles&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,... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:21:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380601?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1380383?rsstype=populararticles&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... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:40:13 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1380383?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1380391?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 We live in interesting times, times that are no doubt going to get much more interesting in the years ahead and, unfortunately, probably more violent.The recent demonstrations on California college campuses following the Tea Party protests of last su... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1380391?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 So, the eurozone and some stateside regulators want more regulation of the market for credit default swaps. So does George Soros. But before you regulate something, it s best to first establish the size and scope of trading activity in these produc... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:39:49 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380019?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 By Matt Hougan Despite the Wall Street Journal s worries about Build America Bonds, they can be great for your portfolio, especially if you re not super-wealthy.... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:35:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1380019?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1380206?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Okay, here is tonight s rule:The assumption of normality for asset price changes is wrong in virtually every financial market setting. The proper distributions are fatter tailed and more negatively skewed.Normality allows researchers to publish, ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:26:51 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-aleph-blog/1380206?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380264?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 A year after the market s lows, everyone wants to know what Year Two will look like.Using the ten S&P 500 bear market troughs since 1926, Bank of American Merill Lynch (BAML) found that the average price advance from a bear market low in Year Two i... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:21:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1380264?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379911?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 With the Greece fire out for now and earnings season over, the other factor that was a catalyst for the near 10% correction in stocks late Jan into Feb, China, becomes a focus again. With speculation building that China may soon raise interest rates,... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379911?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379912?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 People are starving for yield because rates are at zero. They re taking more risk than they think. -Paul Tramontano, Constellation Wealth Advisors, One of the factors that caused the great credit crisis to spread far and wide was the reach ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:18:07 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379912?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380165?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Speculation about the damaging effects of speculative derivatives trading has become de rigueur for European politicians lately. One thing to keep in mind is that we ve seen regulators make this move before when they temporarily banned negat... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:35:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1380165?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1379780?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Alejandro Nadal says Progressive movements need to seize the initiative in defining new avenues for macroeconomic policy :Macroeconomic Policy: The Elephant in the Room, by Alejandro Nadal, Triple Crisis: International conferences on poverty and the... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:01:06 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1379780?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1379602?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 From the CFTC:Keynote Address of Chairman Gary Gensler, OTC Derivatives Reform, Markits Outlook for OTC Derivatives Markets ConferenceMarch 9, 2010Good afternoon. Its good to be with you today to discuss much-needed regulatory reform of the over-the-... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:07:40 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1379602?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379441?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 An eclectic brew of reads today: One Year Later (Market Talk) Lessons NOT to learn from anniversaries (Marketwatch) 43% have less than $10k for retirement (CNN/Money) Europe bars Wall Street banks from government bond sales (Guardian) ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:15 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379441?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379517?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 For those interested, below we provide a table highlighting the performance of key ETFs across all asset classes over the last month, 6 months, and year. Over the last year, just three ETFs shown are down -- Natural Gas (UNG) at -48%, 7-10 Year Trea... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:52:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379517?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1379480?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Should the Fed have done more to combat the unemployment problem? In examining the costs and benefits of further easing, I have made almost all of the arguments against further easing by the Fed made below, i.e. that further easing by the Fed may not... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:19:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1379480?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1379456?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 In my view, if you are interested in junk bonds as an investment,you have every right to demand a 10% annual return on yourmoney as a minimum for your trouble. It helps when yield tofirst call is equal to or exceeds 10%, as then you do not have to re... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:33:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1379456?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1379285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 In my post San Francisco Infested with Union Parasites and Pestilence; Outrage Over Transit Worker Pay I noted how greedy public unions finally overplayed their hand by rejecting an 8% pay raise with a contract that guarantees they get the second hig... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:02:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1379285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379100?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 THE INTERPRETIVE FACULTIES OF THE HUMAN MINDA mirage is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects. A mirage is a real optical phenomenon which can be captured on camera, since lig... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379100?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1379286?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 After exciting stock and options traders on Monday, Cisco said its new CRS-3 router, and its $90,000 price tag, will serve as the foundation of the next generation internet. Press releases from Cisco and AT&T were, of course, self-congratulatory... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1379286?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379180?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 A few prominent investment banks were wiped out, the housing market crashed, oil prices plummeted, investors ran from the market bears, people hoarded the last remaining gold, American automakers faced serious peril sounds like a financial hurric... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:38:43 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379180?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379189?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Many investors are now dismayed that they missed out on the dramatic market rebound off the March 9, 2009 low, whose one-year anniversary is tomorrow. In fact, many investors were anxiously eyeing the exit, if they hadn t already bailed out of stoc... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:03:41 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1379189?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1379288?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Associated PressSad trader. The Journal s august and let s be honest elder stock market reporter E.S. Browning is a neighbor here at MarketBeat central. And he has a great look back in today s paper at the anniversary of the March 9, 20... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:46:29 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1379288?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379103?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Preparing for a Smooth (Eventual) Exit March 8, 2010NY FedBrian P. Sack, Executive Vice PresidentRemarks at the National Association for Business Economics Policy Conference, Arlington, VirginiaThank you for inviting me to speak tod... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:47:47 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379103?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379104?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 As the bull market notches its first year anniversary, the News Hub panel weighs in on whether investors can still make money and how the market will react when the interest rates inevitably adjust. ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:44:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379104?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1379117?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 TOP STORIESSo Where s Consumer Protection? - DealBookChina calls US Treasuries important, wary on gold - China DailyGreece seeks U.S. help regulating speculators - Washington PostCollapse of the American Empire: swift, silent, certain - MarketWatch... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:16:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mess-that-greenspan-made/1379117?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379106?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 There are a handful of good ideas in some of the latest proposals floating around: Consolidate all of the banking oversight into one super regulator to prevent forum shopping. Then give that regulator teeth. (I suggest the FDIC is the best office to ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:15:39 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1379106?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1379354?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 With the market anticipating rate hikes from the Fed beginning late in 2010 or early in 2011, investors should be keen to know what gold stocks do before and after such tightening cycles.On average, gold equities outperform the broader S&P/TSX compos... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:30:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1379354?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1378908?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Every few months I draw the spotlight on long-term US interest rates as they approach a long held barrier. Thirty year Treasury yields have not been above 4.8% since the fall of 2007, but have tested the 4.7% level about 10 times since then. I consi... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:51:22 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1378908?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1379000?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52 Fears that the U.K. government might fail to find enough buyers for its bonds are rife this year, what with so many countries racing to raise cash to finance their deficits. But a bigger problem than a failed bond auction might be a successful on... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:32:31 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1379000?rsstype=populararticles&cid=52