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Bond Yields Rocket Upward
December 8, 2010
Ten-year sovereign debt yields advanced overnight by a further 7,6, and 4 basis points in Japan, Britain and Germany. 10-year Treasuries are signaled up 5 bps. Since Bernanke mentioned the likelihood of QE2 in late August, yields have advanced 79 bps in Germany, 63 bps in Britain, 57 bps in the United States and 24 […] More
Investors Will Be Surprised If FOMC Renews QE Today
September 21, 2010
The FOMC meets today and will release a new statement around 18:15 GMT. Commodity-sensitive currencies, the dollar and global bond yields are softer in advance. The dollar lost 0.5% against the euro, 0.3% against the yen, 0.2% against the Swiss franc, and 0.1% against the yuan. The greenback firmed 0.2% against sterling, however, aided by […] More
