The Canadian dollar was little
changed against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, with the
currency losing some of its recent positive momentum as oil
prices fell and domestic data showed a surprise ...
Treasury 5- year notes due at 1 p.m. Treasury yields fell early Wednesday as the chance of a Brexit deal being ratified before the end of October dimmed, and a batch of mixed U.S. earnings has investors favoring safe-haven bonds as evidence mounts that the U.S.- China trade war is taking its toll on economic growth. The 10- year Treasury note yield was down 2.5 basis points to 1.741%, while the 2- year note rate fell 2.9 basis points to 1.562%.
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. Eurozone government bonds were moving higher on Wednesday with safe-haven German Bunds leading the way, as investors grew more wary about how and when Britain will leave the European Union. Swiss government bonds surged the most, reflecting safe-haven demand in the euro area.
Japanese government bond prices were largely unchanged on Wednesday, as investors awaited policy announcements from some of the major central banks across the globe, starting later this week. Benchmark 10-year JGB futures rose 0.07 point to 154.14, with a trading volume of 14,426 lots, in late afternoon trade.
Treasury yields fell Tuesday as trading appeared to track the progress of political developments, including U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson' Brexit deal, which met some struggles to make its way through Parliament. The 10- year Treasury yield was down 2.6 basis points to 1.768%, after hitting a more than four-week high on Monday, while the 2- year note rate decline 0.8 basis point to 1.607%.
U.S. Treasury yields dropped on
Tuesday, in line with sterling's movements, as investors bought
safe-haven debt after UK lawmakers voted against Prime Minister
Boris Johnson's extremely ...
The dollar fell against some emerging market currencies Tuesday, reflecting growing optimism over global trade and a rise in oil prices. The Brazilian real and the South African rand were recently up more than 1% against the dollar, while other currencies posted smaller gains. Investors have taken a more upbeat view on the world in recent weeks, as the U.S. and China take initial steps toward a trade agreement and the U.K. appears closer to a Brexit deal with Europe.
A battle over whether oil, coal and nuclear fuel can classify as "green" is expected to begin on Wednesday when EU states and lawmakers begin talks on sustainable investment rules. Brussels proposed the law as part of a plan to make Europe the world's first climate neutral continent by 2050 but also to widen the market in green bonds and securities.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York injected $99.9 billion in temporary liquidity and $7.5 billion in permanent reserves into financial markets Tuesday. The short-term intervention came via $64.90 billion in overnight repurchase agreements with eligible banks, and with a $35 billion repo operation that will run through Nov. 5.. The banks didn't take all the liquidity offered by the Fed in the overnight repo operation, but they offered more than the Fed would take for the term...
U.S. long-dated Treasury yields
dropped from five-week highs on Tuesday, in line with a global
trend, as investors turned cautious and awaited further news on
Britain's eventual exit from the ...
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