Monday 15 Mar 2010
US Treasury bonds are broadly unchanged at the shorter-dated end and falling in price at the longer-dated end as the market waits for policymakers to discuss US interest rates later this week.
Friday 12 Mar 2010
US Treasury bonds were barely changed as US retail sales showed an unexpected rise in February.
Thursday 11 Mar 2010
US Treasury bonds are in decline ahead of the auction of $13bn of new bonds. The difference between the two-year and 30-year yields is one of the largest ever.
Wednesday 10 Mar 2010
US treasuries were unwanted as investors continued to favour equities.
Tuesday 09 Mar 2010
Gilts were in demand as less than cheerful economic data had investors seeking the safety of government debt.
Monday 08 Mar 2010
US Treasury bonds are barely changed at the short-dated end, while longer-dated bonds are falling in price.
Friday 05 Mar 2010
Better than expected jobs figures for February have pushed US Treasury bonds lower.
Thursday 04 Mar 2010
UK gilts are on the rise as the Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged.
Wednesday 03 Mar 2010
Bonds were lower across the markets amid general optimism.
Tuesday 02 Mar 2010
US Treasury bonds are slightly lower on today ahead of expected Greek budget cuts tomorrow.
Monday 01 Mar 2010
UK gilts are on the slide as sterling has hit a nine and a half month low against the dollar.
Friday 26 Feb 2010
US Treasury bonds are rising on the back of broadly positive economic news, including higher than expected GDP growth.
Thursday 25 Feb 2010
US Treasury bonds are on the rise following disappointing unemployment news in the US.
Wednesday 24 Feb 2010
Gilts continued climbing after yesterday’s comments from Bank of England governor Mervyn King that the UK's quantitative easing programme may restart if the UK economy takes another downturn.
Tuesday 23 Feb 2010
Poor consumer confidence figures have pushed US Treasury bonds sharply higher.
Monday 22 Feb 2010
Shorter-dated US Treasury bonds are rising in price but longer-dated bonds are falling.
Friday 19 Feb 2010
US Treasury bond prices were barely changed even though US inflation figures were better than expected.
Thursday 18 Feb 2010
Longer-dated gilts have fallen sharply on the back of the news that the UK suffered a budget deficit in January.
Wednesday 17 Feb 2010
There was no shortage of economic news for bond investors to digest, but the data was mixed and gilt prices failed to budge.
Tuesday 16 Feb 2010
UK gilts are rising on the back of comments by governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King. He reiterated that the recent jump in inflation is only temporary. That means that UK interest rates are not expected to rise.
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