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Treasury prices inch up after data shows US economy slows NEW YORK — Treasury prices rose Friday after the government said the US economy slowed in the first three months of the year. The price of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose 6 cents for every $ 100 invested. The yield on the note fell [...]

Yields Fall to Record Low as Bonds Beat Stocks Investment-grade corporate bond yields in the US fell to a record low as the economy grows enough to allow borrowers to meet debt payments while failing to spark faster inflation that would boost equities. Yields declined to 3.392 percent yesterday, … Read more on Bloomberg Nikkei [...]

Treasury raises billion in 10-yr note auction AP NEW YORK — The US government easily managed to sell new 10-year debt on Wednesday. US debt continues to be a safe haven for global investors who are nervous about ongoing talks in Europe for a second bailout of Greece. Read more on Sacramento Bee Sovereign Debt [...]

Reed against new debt limit increase By Jeffery Smith US Rep. Tom Reed, R-Corning, has sponsored a resolution against President Barack Obama's plan to increase the US debt limit $ 1.2 trillion. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill today. Reed is the primary sponsor … Read more on Steuben Courier [...]

Why deficits and the national debt matter Or what if something bad happens in the US? As US debts fall due, lenders will be less willing to renew their lending, and new lenders will be less willing to lend to the US, without higher interest rates to make US debt more appealing than that of [...]

US property developers shun Europe due to debt crisis By Ilaina Jonas EUROPE'S sovereign debt problems and looming recession have pushed most European countries — except for a few, such as Switzerland and Poland — off the map for US property investors, Reuters reported yesterday. … Read more on Irish Independent US auto industry to [...]

IMF Seeks Funds for European Debt Crisis as US Stands Back 10 (Bloomberg) — In 2009, the US led a global drive to increase the International Monetary Fund's firepower to help pull the world out of recession, pitching in $ 100 billion. This time, it's a bystander in a similar effort to counter the European [...]

Jaco – US Debt And Treasury Notes BY CHARLES JACO REPORTER The United States is still the safest place to invest money. Part of that equation is keeping US Treasury notes on the market. KPLR's Charles Jaco explans in this commentary. Currently there are no comments. … Read more on KPLR 11 Looking Up, Detroit [...]

China Debts on Local Projects Dwarf Official Data “If the banks don't give us any new loans, there will be problems,” Cui said, saying some projects in the city may not get completed. Tianjin had “no problem” repaying loans this year, having to that date paid off 33 billion yuan of the 39.5 billion … [...]