* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. Euro zone bond yields hardly budged on Wednesday before a Federal Reserve meeting that is expected to end with the second U.S. interest rate reduction of the year.
This article is being republished as part of our daily reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S. print edition of The Wall Street Journal. Volatility in oil prices is whipsawing the U.S. high-yield bond market. Junk bonds of U.S. oil-and-natural gas companies were the most actively traded corporate securities Tuesday as they retraced much of their gains from Monday, when oil prices jumped 15% on concerns about disrupted Saudi Arabian production.
Japanese government bond yields dropped on Wednesday after a 20-year debt auction attracted demand, while investors awaited cues on monetary policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. Benchmark 10-year JGB futures rose 0.24 point to 154.19, with a trading volume of 23,938 lots by late afternoon trade.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Dollar holds onto gains versus yen. * Saudi Arabia taps reserves to ease oil supply shocks. * Fed money market operation unsettles futures pricing. * Sterling grinds higher but sentiment still weak. By Stanley White.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2019 http://tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh. * Dollar holds onto gains versus yen. * Saudi Arabia taps reserves to ease oil supply shocks. * Fed money market operation unsettles futures pricing. * Sterling grinds higher but sentiment still weak. By Stanley White.
The Canadian dollar was little
changed against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, with the
currency recovering from a near two-week low hit after
weaker-than-expected domestic factory data as the ...
* Saudi Arabia's oil supply fully back online -energy minister. * Treasury yields edge down ahead of Fed policy decision. * Wall Street mixed as investors await interest rate cut. By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed. Oil prices dropped sharply on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia's energy minister said the kingdom has fully restored its oil supply following an attack over the weekend that shut 5% of global oil output.
Volatility in oil prices is whipsawing the U.S. high-yield bond market. Junk bonds of U.S. oil-and-natural gas companies were the most actively traded corporate securities Tuesday as they retraced much of their gains from Monday, when oil prices jumped 15% on concerns about disrupted Saudi Arabian production. Energy companies account for about 6% of debt outstanding in the high-yield market, according to data from S&P Global Ratings.
Treasury yields retreated on Tuesday as investors geared up for the Federal Reserve's policy decision on Wednesday, from which a quarter percentage point interest rate cut is expected. The 10- year Treasury note yield slipped 3.8 basis points to 1.805%, while the 2- year note rate fell 3 basis points to 1.735%. The 30- year bond yield shed 3.9 basis points to 2.272%.
Volatility in oil prices is whipsawing the U.S. high-yield bond market. Junk bonds of U.S. oil-and-natural gas companies were the most actively traded corporate securities Tuesday as they retraced much of their gains from Monday, when oil prices jumped 15% on concerns about disrupted Saudi Arabian production. Energy companies account for about 6% of debt outstanding in the high-yield market, according to data from S&P Global Ratings.
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