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U.S. yields slide after jobless claims, but massive supply looms

Dovish Federal Reserve minutes released on Wednesday, which reiterated that the U.S. central bank was in no rush to raise interest rates, also weighed on Treasury yields.

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:19am

Americas Fixed Income

U.S. yields mostly down with market in consolidation phase

Yields on the front end to the so-called belly of the curve were down, while those on the very long end were firmer. U.S. 10-year yields, however, dropped to a two-week low.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:06am

Americas Fixed Income

Yields dip at quarter-end, ahead of infrastructure plan

Demand was evident at the long end of the curve with the 10-year yield last down 1.4 basis points at 1.710% after rising to a 14-month high on Tuesday.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 12:01am

Financial

Yields rise as risk sentiment improves By Karen Brettell

 Wall Street's major indexes rose on Thursday, boosted by gains in healthcare and technology stocks, as investors be

Published 28 May, 2020 08:35pm

Financial

US long-dated prices rise as markets digest debt supply

A day after its maiden sale in more than three decades, US 20-year bonds traded at 1.165pc, from 1.187pc on Wednesd

Published 21 May, 2020 03:14pm

Financial

Yields fall after first 20-year bond auction in decades

The benchmark 10-year yield was last down 2.9 basis points at 0.6818%, slightly below its level before the sale res

Published 20 May, 2020 06:37pm

Financial

US yields rise in thin trading, but outlook still on downtrend

Yields on US 30-year bonds were at 1.379pc , up from 1.348pc on Friday. On the short end of the curve, US 2-y

Published 13 Apr, 2020 04:02pm

Financial

Yields head higher as coronavirus slowdown hopes lift stocks

The yield on the benchmark US 10-year note was last up 7 basis points at 0.6588pc. New York, the country's big

Published 06 Apr, 2020 04:33pm

Financial

Yields steady despite soaring jobless claims

The benchmark 10-year yield was down 4.4 basis points at 0.5908pc in morning trading. The two-year US Treasury

Published 02 Apr, 2020 02:29pm

Financial

Longer-term yields fall on growing worries of pandemic's economic impact

The benchmark 10-year yield was down 11.3 basis points in morning trading at 0.5863pc. Earlier Wednesday, the

Published 01 Apr, 2020 02:35pm

Financial

Yields down but stable as emergency economic measures take hold

The yield on the benchmark 10-year note was down 11.5 basis points to 1.0143pc, but kept close to that level for se

Published 20 Mar, 2020 03:14pm

Financial

Yields decline on virus concerns and consumer data

The benchmark 10-year yield was down 3 basis points in morning trading at 1.5866pc. The two-year U.S. Treasury

Published 14 Feb, 2020 03:14pm

Financial

Yields fall as coronavirus, growth concerns outweigh jobs report

The benchmark 10-year yield was down 5.4 basis points at 1.5903%. The figures indicated the economy will proba

Published 07 Feb, 2020 03:30pm

Financial

U.S. Treasury yields rise; 10-year yield last at 1.5974 pct

The benchmark 10-year yield was up 7.7 basis points in morning trading at 1.5357pc. BOSTON: U.S. Treasury yie

Published 04 Feb, 2020 02:47pm

Financial

Yields hold near three-month lows as virus concerns remain

Traders are betting that the ongoing concerns about the economic impact of the Chinese virus, and tepid inflation,

Published 31 Jan, 2020 04:18pm

Financial

Overnight US repo rate falls, after brief morning spike

The $2.2 trillion repurchase agreement (repo) market is a crucial source of funding and helps ensure that banks.

Published 16 Dec, 2019 08:20pm

Financial

US yields edge higher on trade optimism

Yields on 30-year bonds were up at 2.268pc, from 2.265pc on Monday. US two-year yields advanced as well to 1.6

Published 10 Dec, 2019 03:52pm

Financial

Yield curve steeper on weak manufacturing, construction data

Index of national factory activity dropped 0.2 point to a reading of 48.1 last month. A reading below 50 indicates

Published 02 Dec, 2019 09:02pm

Financial

Yields rise on strong capital goods orders

The Commerce Department said on Wednesday orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft. The Treasur

Published 27 Nov, 2019 03:19pm

Financial

US bonds rally with UK, Treasury to sell 5-year notes

The Treasury Department will sell $41 billion in five-year notes on Tuesday. The government sold $40 billion i

Published 26 Nov, 2019 02:37pm

Financial

US yields advance as positive China trade news lift sentiment

US economic data were mixed, had little impact on Treasuries, US yield curve steepens China says will try to r

Published 21 Nov, 2019 09:10pm

Financial

Mixed jobs, manufacturing data leave yields higher

US government bond yields were higher on Friday after evidence of stronger-than-expected domestic jobs growth in Oc

Published 01 Nov, 2019 09:12pm

Financial

Yields higher on expected Fed cut, Brexit developments

US Treasury yields were higher on Monday ahead of an expected interest rate cut at this week's Federal Reserve.

Published 28 Oct, 2019 09:40pm

Financial

US yields inch higher in rangebound trading; Fed in focus

The trend so far this week has been to buy Treasuries and push yields lower amid increasing economic. US 10-ye

Published 24 Oct, 2019 08:33pm

Financial

Bonds erase earlier losses as Brexit deal faces parliamentary obstacle

Brexit deal optimism fades before parliament vote China hopes to reach trade deal with US soon Mid-Atlant

Published 17 Oct, 2019 10:00pm

Financial

Yields rise on report Britain, EU close to Brexit deal

Hopes of Brexit deal boosts risk appetite Optimism on US-China trade deal fades Fed seen likely to cut ra

Published 15 Oct, 2019 08:15pm

Financial

Yield curve uninverts on optimism over China trade deal

The spread between three-month and 10-year Treasury yields widened by the most since May 6 and moved into positive

Published 11 Oct, 2019 08:19pm

Financial

Yield curve steepens after Fed says it will resume bond buying

The two-year yield, which is a proxy for investor expectations of changes in interest-rate policy, was last down 4.

Published 08 Oct, 2019 08:10pm

Financial

Yields fall after U.S. manufacturing data at 10-year low

The two-year yield fell to a three-week low, last down 4.2 basis points to 1.580pc. The two-year yield is a pr

Published 01 Oct, 2019 04:08pm

Financial

US yields rise on possible China trade deal; Trump probe shrugged off

Trump says China trade deal may come sooner than expected US sales of single family homes rise Summary ca

Published 25 Sep, 2019 07:23pm

Financial

US yields fall, tracking Europe, as risk appetite weakens

The weak data pushed Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield to -0.59%, its lowest since the Sept. 12 European Centr

Published 23 Sep, 2019 03:18pm

Financial

Yields fall as soaring oil adds to global growth fears

Oil price surge may add to economic weakness. Federal Reserve expected to cut rates on Wednesday. NE

Published 16 Sep, 2019 01:45pm

Financial

US bond yields rise on hopes on trade, soft auction

Donald Trump were mulling an interim trade deal with China and soft demand at a 30-year bond auction. ECB acti

Published 12 Sep, 2019 07:09pm

Financial

Stronger wages keep yields afloat despite slower August jobs growth

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little moved on Friday by the Labor Department report that job growth slowed more

Published 06 Sep, 2019 01:45pm

Financial

Yields soar on news China, US to hold Oct. talks

NEW YORK: Treasury yields rocketed higher on Thursday after news that the United States and China had agreed to hold tal

Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:52pm

Financial

US yields extend rise after weak 7-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose further on Thursday, hitting session highs as weak results at a $32 billion auction of

Published 29 Aug, 2019 07:14pm

Financial

US 30-year bond yields hit record low, curve inversion grows

NEW YORK: US Treasury debt yields fell on Wednesday, with 30-year yields setting all-time lows, as fears about a recessi

Published 28 Aug, 2019 07:43pm

Financial

US 30-year bonds 'on fire,' sends yields to record low

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday, with 30-year yields setting all-time lows, as fears about a recessio

Published 28 Aug, 2019 03:56pm

Financial

US yield inversion deepens, stokes recession fears

NEW YORK: The US yield curve inversion deepened on Tuesday to levels not seen since 2007, rekindling fears of a looming

Published 27 Aug, 2019 08:05pm

Financial

US yield inversion deepens as Wall Street gains fade

NEW YORK: The US yield curve went deeper into inversion midday Tuesday as Wall Street's earlier gains faded on renew

Published 27 Aug, 2019 04:31pm

Financial

Yields rise after Fed minutes, Powell speech in focus

NEW YORK: Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose off session lows on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's

Published 21 Aug, 2019 10:14pm

Financial

Yields fall as Fed minutes, Powell speech in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as the prospect of more central bank easing boosted demand for governme

Published 20 Aug, 2019 01:41pm

Financial

Yields rise on German fiscal stimulus hopes

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields rose on Friday on a report that Germany may be open to running a deficit to b

Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:34pm

Financial

US 30-year yields drop to record low; 10-year yields sink

NEW YORK: US 30-year Treasury yields fell to a record low below 2% and benchmark 10-year notes dropped to a three-ye

Published 15 Aug, 2019 08:59pm

Financial

US Treasury, investment-grade and money funds attract $15bn in risk-aversion week

Investors rushed into their favorite safe-haven assets such as Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds and mone

Published 15 Aug, 2019 08:02pm

Financial

US curve inverts for 1st time in 12 years; 30-year yield tumbles

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve temporarily inverted on Wednesday for the first time since June 2007 in a sign

Published 14 Aug, 2019 10:28pm

Financial

Market weighs risk of negative US Treasury yields

Traders and analysts are considering whether US bond yields would fall below zero as a record amount around the worl

Published 09 Aug, 2019 08:11pm

Financial

US bond yields fall on worries about trade, Europe

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Friday as trade worries about China and the United States flared up, along with pol

Published 09 Aug, 2019 03:07pm

Financial

US yields trim rise on concerns about Italy's government

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields retreated further from their session highs on Thursday after Italian Deputy Prime Minis

Published 08 Aug, 2019 07:40pm

Financial

US Treasury yields rise further as jobless claims fall

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields climbed further on Thursday with 30-year yield rising above 2.25pc as an unexpected drop in

Published 08 Aug, 2019 01:02pm

Financial

US yields pare fall after soft 10-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields reduced their earlier decline on Wednesday following soft demand for $27 billion in 10-

Published 07 Aug, 2019 09:09pm

Financial

US yield curve flattens on supply, trade worries

NEW YORK: The spread between US shorter- and longer-dated Treasury yields contracted on Tuesday, as shorter-dated yi

Published 06 Aug, 2019 09:51pm

Financial

US 3-year notes sold at lowest yield in 2 years

NEW YORK: The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sold $38 billion in three-year government notes at a yield of 1.562%

Published 06 Aug, 2019 08:13pm

Financial

US yields rise ahead of 3-year note sale

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Tuesday, as traders trimmed their bond holdings in advance of a $38 billion

Published 06 Aug, 2019 03:00pm

Financial

US longer-dated yields post biggest fall in 14 months

NEW YORK: US longer-dated Treasury yields on Monday recorded their steepest one-day drop in more than 14 months as i

Published 05 Aug, 2019 09:27pm

Financial

US yields drop as US-China trade row feeds bond rally

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields tumbled on Monday, with 10-year yields hitting their lowest level since November 2016,

Published 05 Aug, 2019 08:11pm

Financial

US yields tumble as trade fears spur bond rally

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields tumbled on Monday, with 10-year yields hitting their lowest level since November 2016, as f

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:09pm

Financial

US yield curve flattens as trade worries offset jobs data

NEW YORK: The spread between short- and long-dated US Treasuries yields contracted on Friday as fears about the esca

Published 02 Aug, 2019 07:10pm

Financial

US yields pare fall after jobs data in line with expectations

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields trimmed their earlier decline on Friday as a government report showed domestic payrolls sl

Published 02 Aug, 2019 02:17pm

Financial

US bond market rallies on Trump's tariff threat

NEW YORK: The US Treasury market rallied on Thursday with 10-year yields tumbling to their lowest levels since Novem

Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:26pm

Financial

US bond yields extend drop as ISM US factory data disappoints

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell further on Thursday, with 10-year yields sagging below 2pc, in the wake of an industry

Published 01 Aug, 2019 03:15pm

Financial

US yield curve flattens on jitters about Fed 'policy error'

NEW YORK: The gap between US short- and long-dated Treasury yields narrowed on Wednesday, signaling some concerns th

Published 31 Jul, 2019 07:27pm

Financial

Colombia's government seeks to increase 2020 local bond issue

BOGOTA: Colombia's government has proposed increasing the amount of so-called TES treasury bonds it will issue in 20

Published 31 Jul, 2019 07:25pm

Financial

US yields fall more as German yields hit record lows

NEW YORK: The yields on US government debt declined further on Wednesday as the yields on German 10-year Bunds fell to r

Published 31 Jul, 2019 03:30pm

Financial

US seen ramping up bill supply after budget deal

NEW YORK: The US government may flood the bond market in the coming weeks with short-term bills to rebuild its cash

Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:34pm

Financial

US bond yields edge up on solid data as Fed meets

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged up on Tuesday on encouraging data as Federal Reserve policy-makers began meeting

Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:00pm

Financial

US bond yields edge up ahead of Fed meeting

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged up on Tuesday in advance of a Federal Reserve policy meeting, where traders widely ex

Published 30 Jul, 2019 03:14pm

Financial

US yields slide as investors await Fed decision

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell broadly on Monday, in line with government bond markets around the world amid glob

Published 29 Jul, 2019 09:05pm

Financial

Bonds steady after solid growth data briefly lifts yields

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Friday, after yields briefly rose on data showing that US economic growth slo

Published 26 Jul, 2019 07:18pm

Financial

Bonds steady after solid growth data briefly lifts yields

NEW YORK: US Treasuries were steady on Friday, after yields briefly rose on data showing that US economic growth slo

Published 26 Jul, 2019 04:15pm

Financial

Yields rise as ECB's Draghi sees low risk of euro zone recession

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that the bank sees

Published 25 Jul, 2019 03:33pm

Financial

US yields fall as weak European data bolsters case for lower rates

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields fell on Wednesday in line with European government debt, after weak economic data in

Published 24 Jul, 2019 07:28pm

Financial

Yields rise as investors wait on ECB, Fed meetings

NEW YORK: US Treasuries yields edged higher on Tuesday as investors waited on central bank meetings for new signals abou

Published 23 Jul, 2019 03:28pm

Financial

Investors buy fewest US 30-year bonds at auction since September

NEW YORK: Fund managers purchased the least amount of US 30-year Treasury bonds at an auction in 10 months earlier t

Published 22 Jul, 2019 09:06pm

Financial

Yields fall as dovish central bank policy supports debt

NEW YORK: Long-dated US Treasury yields fell on Monday and the yield curve flattened as dovish global central bank polic

Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:02pm

Financial

Yields rise as size of expected Fed rate cut in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Friday as investors evaluated comments from two influential Federal Reserve off

Published 19 Jul, 2019 03:46pm

Financial

US yield curve between 3-month and 10-year rates back in positive territory

LONDON: The U.S. Treasury bond yield between three-month and 10-year rates which has been inverted since around mid-May,

Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:14am

Financial

Yields rise after mid-Atlantic factory activity rebounds

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Thursday after a Philadelphia manufacturing index rebounded strongly in July, addin

Published 18 Jul, 2019 10:06pm

Financial

US yields fall as Fed's Williams argues for early stimulus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields declined on Thursday after a Federal Reserve official said policymakers need to add stimulu

Published 18 Jul, 2019 08:37pm

Financial

US TIPS breakeven rates fall more after soft auction

NEW YORK: The US bond market's gauges of investors' inflation outlook declined further on Thursday following lackluster

Published 18 Jul, 2019 05:28pm

Financial

Argentina sells $2.6 billion in peso and dollar-denominated bonds

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina auctioned four tranches of government-backed bonds worth a total of $2.6 billion that were denom

Published 17 Jul, 2019 08:43pm

Financial

Yields fall on weak housing, US-China trade concerns

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday after data showed weakness in the US housing market and as concerns about

Published 17 Jul, 2019 08:36pm

Financial

US yields rise on strong retail sales

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after data showed that US retail sales increased more than expected in June

Published 16 Jul, 2019 07:43pm

Financial

Yields rise on strong retail sales

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields gained on Tuesday after data showed that US retail sales increased more than expected i

Published 16 Jul, 2019 04:19pm

Financial

Long-dated yields fall, retail sales data in focus

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasury yields edged lower on Monday as investors focused on Tuesday's retail sales figur

Published 15 Jul, 2019 03:19pm

Financial

Yield curve steeper, rate cut bets unmoved by inflation gain

NEW YORK: The US yield curve was slightly steeper on Friday, with yields largely unmoved by stronger-than-expected p

Published 12 Jul, 2019 05:09pm

Financial

US yields climb after weak bond auction, inflation

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose, with the biggest gains in long-dated maturities, after Thursday's auction of $16 bill

Published 11 Jul, 2019 09:29pm

Financial

Yields jump after soft demand at 30-year auction

NEW YORK: Treasury yields rose on Thursday afternoon after the Treasury Department auctioned off $16 billion of 30-year

Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:25pm

Financial

Yields little changed by jump in US consumer prices

NEW YORK: The Treasury market on Thursday brushed off the biggest gain in US underlying consumer prices in 1-1/2 yea

Published 11 Jul, 2019 03:53pm

Financial

US yields drop after Fed's Powell cautions on economy

NEW YORK: Treasury yields dropped after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that trade and global growth concerns c

Published 10 Jul, 2019 08:57pm

Financial

Yield curve steepens; Fed chief remarks boost rate cut bets

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve steepened on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell increased exp

Published 10 Jul, 2019 04:06pm

Financial

US yields tick up, curve flattens as market awaits Fed

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields ticked up on Tuesday in muted trading ahead of the release of June's Federal Reserve meetin

Published 09 Jul, 2019 09:44pm

Financial

Yields rise on trade hopes; curve modestly steeper

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields climbed on Tuesday amid reported progress in Washington's trade talks with both Beijing and

Published 09 Jul, 2019 08:24pm

Financial

Yield curve flattens as strong jobs data trims bets on 50-point rate cut

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened on Monday morning after stronger-than-expected employment data on Friday

Published 08 Jul, 2019 07:53pm

Financial

Yields climb on robust US jobs report

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose across the board on Friday, after data showed the world's largest economy created far

Published 05 Jul, 2019 09:16pm

Financial

US yields advance on strong US job gains

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose across the board on Friday, after data showed the world's largest economy created far

Published 05 Jul, 2019 07:37pm

Financial

US yields slip as euro zone yields hit record lows

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday with 10-year yields hitting their lowest in over 2-1/2 years as euro zone

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:40pm

Financial

US yields fall as euro zone yields hit record lows

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday with 10-year yields hitting their lowest in over 2-1/2 years as euro zone

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:34pm

Financial

US yields fall on growth worries, U.K. gilt rally

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices rose on Tuesday, with 10-year yields falling below 2pc, on renewed safe-haven demand due to

Published 02 Jul, 2019 07:18pm

Financial

US yields fall on growth worries as trade optimism fades

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday with 10-year yields holding above 2% on renewed safe-haven demand due t

Published 02 Jul, 2019 03:33pm

Financial

US bond yields rise on US-China's trade truce

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as China and the United States' agreement to restart trade talks caused inve

Published 01 Jul, 2019 07:41pm

Financial

US yields rise as ISM US factory index falls less than forecast

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields climbed from their session lows on Monday as a gauge of domestic factory activity decli

Published 01 Jul, 2019 03:35pm

Financial

Yields fall as optimism on US-China trade deal ebbs

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday on concerns that trade discussions between the US and China on Saturday ma

Published 27 Jun, 2019 07:47pm

Financial

Yields fall, US-China trade talks in focus

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Monday, holding just above almost three-year lows, ahead of trade talks between the

Published 24 Jun, 2019 09:14pm

Financial

US prices retreat after steep gains, but bias still for lower yields

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Friday, as investors cashed in on sharp gains the last two days that saw yields

Published 21 Jun, 2019 03:47pm

Financial

US 10-year yield sinks below 2pc after Fed signals rate cut

NEW YORK: US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields on Thursday dropped below 2pc for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:54pm

Financial

US 30-year mortgage rates tick up from lowest since 2017

NEW YORK: Interest rates on US 30-year fixed-rate mortgages edged higher from their lowest levels since September 20

Published 20 Jun, 2019 04:46pm

Financial

US 10-year yields may fall to 1.75pc if Fed cuts rates

NEW YORK: Benchmark US 10-year Treasury yields may decline to 1.75% and the yield curve may steepen further if the F

Published 20 Jun, 2019 04:04pm

Financial

US bond market's inflation gauges rise as Fed hints at rate cuts

NEW YORK: The US bond market's gauges of investors' inflation views climbed on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve sign

Published 19 Jun, 2019 09:54pm

Financial

Investors rush into US bond funds as trade wars weigh on confidence

NEW YORK: Concerns about a weakening global economy prompted investors to send nearly $11.9 billion into US taxable

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:27pm

Financial

U.S. yields fall as Draghi hints of more ECB stimulus

NEW YORK: U.S. Treasury yields fell in early U.S. trading on Tuesday as global bond markets rallied on comments from Eur

Published 18 Jun, 2019 03:57pm

Financial

US yields rise as Fed looms this week

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields edged higher on Monday in choppy trading, as investors reversed safe-haven flows and booked

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:59pm

Financial

Yield curve flatter with all eyes on the Fed

NEW YORK: Short-dated US Treasury yields rose on Friday, flattening the yield curve, after solid data subdued invest

Published 14 Jun, 2019 08:05pm

Financial

US 30-year mortgage rates hold at lowest since 2017

NEW YORK: Interest rates on US 30-year fixed-rate mortgages remained at their lowest levels since September 2017 as

Published 13 Jun, 2019 08:12pm

Financial

Yield curve steeper as rate cut bets rise ahead of data, Fed

NEW YORK: Increased expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts pulled short-dated yields lower on Thursday,

Published 13 Jun, 2019 07:22pm

Financial

US yield curve steeper as soft inflation spurs rate cut bets

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve steepened on Wednesday after soft inflation data pulled short-dated yields lower,

Published 12 Jun, 2019 03:57pm

Financial

US inflation, strong auction flattens yield curve

NEW YORK: An uptick in US inflation and strong results from a $38 billion Treasury auction on Tuesday drove short-da

Published 11 Jun, 2019 09:42pm

Financial

Strong demand at $38bn auction of US 3-year Treasury notes

NEW YORK: The US Treasury's auction of $38 billion worth of new three-year notes was met with strong demand on Tuesd

Published 11 Jun, 2019 06:35pm

Financial

Ecuador sells $1.125bn in 2029 bonds to buy back debt

QUITO: Ecuador sold $1.125 billion in bonds maturing in 2029, as part of a liability management operation that will allo

Published 11 Jun, 2019 01:25pm

Financial

Yields buoyed by US-Mexico trade optimism

NEW YORK: US government bond yields rose on Monday, as risk appetite was lifted by the US-Mexico trade and migration

Published 10 Jun, 2019 09:57pm

Financial

Yields rise on US-Mexico trade optimism

NEW YORK: US government bond yields rose on Monday, suggesting the market was optimistic about the US-Mexico trade and m

Published 10 Jun, 2019 04:06pm

Financial

Bond yields ease again as flight to safety continues

NEW YORK: A flight to safe-haven assets pushed US Treasury yields to their lowest since September 2017 on Monday, wh

Published 03 Jun, 2019 07:07pm

Financial

US yields dip near session lows after ISM US May factory data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slipped near their session lows on Monday as the Institute for Supply Management said its g

Published 03 Jun, 2019 02:53pm

Financial

J.P. Morgan slashes 2019 forecasts on US yields due to trade tensions

NEW YORK: J.P. Morgan bond analysts cut back on their outlook on US Treasury yields for 2019 as growing risks to the

Published 01 Jun, 2019 07:38pm

Financial

US yields tumble after Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields tumbled to 20-month lows on Friday after US President Donald Trump said the U

Published 31 May, 2019 07:53pm

Financial

US yields drop to 20-month lows on US-China trade fears

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields dropped to 20-month lows on Wednesday as Chinese newspapers warned of retalia

Published 29 May, 2019 08:02pm

Financial

US yields drop to 20-month low on trade, Italy concerns

NEW YORK: Concerns about the US-China trade war and Italy's budget policy sent benchmark US Treasury yields to their

Published 28 May, 2019 07:30pm

Financial

Yields fall on US/China trade standoff, Italian debt concerns

NEW YORK: Benchmark US Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels since October 2017, on Tuesday on concerns about the

Published 28 May, 2019 01:31pm

Financial

US prices slide, dip likely short-lived on trade fears

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices fell on Friday as investors booked profits from the previous day's steep rally, althoug

Published 24 May, 2019 09:52pm

Financial

US yields plummet on trade war, growth worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields dropped across the board on Thursday as risk appetite faded amid continued concerns abo

Published 23 May, 2019 07:53pm

Financial

Argentine bonds, peso strengthen as political risk eases

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine bonds and the country's peso currency strengthened on Tuesday morning as investors warmed to

Published 21 May, 2019 08:09pm

Financial

Investors most bullish on US Treasuries since 2010

NEW YORK: Bond investors turned the most bullish on longer-dated US Treasuries in about 8-1/2 years amid keen demand for

Published 21 May, 2019 04:03pm

Financial

Yields drift lower on ongoing US-China trade tension

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slipped on Monday, with long-dated debt falling for a second straight session and Wall Stre

Published 20 May, 2019 03:49pm

Financial

Yields lower on heightened trade tensions

NEW YORK: Trade tension between the United States and China ratcheted up again on Friday, pushing Treasury yields lo

Published 17 May, 2019 03:42pm

Financial

US Treasury to hold small-value buyback May 22

The US Treasury Department said on Thursday it will conduct a small-value buyback on May 22 to ensure operational readin

Published 16 May, 2019 07:54pm

Financial

Yields flat as Wall Street bounces after sharp loss

NEW YORK: Treasury yields were little changed Tuesday morning, moving less than a basis point across maturities a da

Published 14 May, 2019 02:40pm

Financial

US bonds market rallies as China plans tariff retaliation

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to six-week lows on Monday as investors piled into low-risk assets after China ann

Published 13 May, 2019 04:48pm

Financial

US yields hit six-week lows as China plans tariff retaliation

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell to six-week lows on Monday as investors piled into low-risk assets after China ann

Published 13 May, 2019 02:57pm

Financial

US yields fall as higher tariffs loom on Chinese importsv

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday, with longer-dated yields staying above five-week lows, as China and t

Published 09 May, 2019 03:36pm

Financial

US yields hit session highs after dismal 10-year auction

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to session highs on Wednesday following stunningly weak results at a $27 billion aucti

Published 08 May, 2019 08:07pm

Financial

US yields hit 5-week lows on US-China trade jitters

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Wednesday with longer-dated yields hitting five-week lows as investors piled mo

Published 08 May, 2019 04:03pm

Financial

US yields fall on trade worries before 3-year supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Tuesday for a second day with 10-year yields slipping below 2.50pc, prompted by wor

Published 07 May, 2019 07:09pm

Financial

US bond yields fall on US-China trade tension

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields held at lower levels in early US trading on Monday, as investors favored low-risk governmen

Published 06 May, 2019 07:51pm

Financial

Yields dip after wage inflation disappoints

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell from 1-1/2-week highs on Friday as government data showed strong jobs growth in Ap

Published 03 May, 2019 04:22pm

Financial

Tesla seen finding ample appetite for its newest convertible bond

NEW YORK: Tesla Inc should find no shortage of demand for the $1.35 billion convertible bond the electric carmaker i

Published 03 May, 2019 02:39pm

Financial

Yields higher as Fed seen less likely to cut rates this year

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were slightly higher on Thursday as investors continued to absorb comments from Federal

Published 02 May, 2019 04:03pm

Financial

Yields rise after Fed's Powell says low inflation may be transitory

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a decline in inflation

Published 01 May, 2019 09:17pm

Financial

Price rally stalls as market ignores US economic data

NEW YORK: Treasury yields were up slightly on Thursday morning amid mixed US economic data, stalling a price rally that

Published 25 Apr, 2019 09:26pm

Financial

Yields fall ahead of $40bn two-year note auction

NEW YORK: Treasury yields were lower on Tuesday morning, with big moves in the two-, five- and seven-year note yield

Published 23 Apr, 2019 04:20pm

Financial

Yields curve steeper going into busy auction, earnings week

NEW YORK: The Treasury yield curve steepened on Monday, the start of a busy week in the financial market in which $2

Published 22 Apr, 2019 03:37pm

Financial

Yields slide after weak global manufacturing data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell on Thursday, undermined by weak manufacturing surveys around the world that booste

Published 18 Apr, 2019 07:46pm

Financial

Yields rise from lows after US retail sales data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose from early lows on Thursday after US retail sales data in March overwhelmingly beat ex

Published 18 Apr, 2019 03:33pm

Financial

US yields advance as risk appetite increases

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to four-week highs on Tuesday, bolstered by gains on Wall Street that have raised

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:43pm

Financial

US long-dated yields fall in holiday-shortened week

NEW YORK: US long-dated Treasury yields fell from four-week highs on Monday in choppy trading, ahead of US data in a hol

Published 15 Apr, 2019 03:16pm

Financial

Dollar LIBOR posts biggest rise since mid-December

NEW YORK: A key barometer of interbank borrowing costs for dollars recorded its steepest daily increase since mid-Decemb

Published 10 Apr, 2019 02:20pm

Financial

Fund sues Venezuela for $26 million in unpaid bonds, interest

CARACAS: Global fund manager Pharo has sued Venezuela for $26 million in unpaid bond principal and interest, a US court

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:58pm

Financial

US yields fall on global growth, Brexit worries

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields slid on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns about the global economic outlook after the Inter

Published 09 Apr, 2019 04:26pm

Financial

US yield curve flattens as buying emerges

NEW YORK: The US Treasury yield curve flattened on Friday, as investors who took a gloomier view of the March US payroll

Published 05 Apr, 2019 03:56pm

Financial

US yields hit 2-week highs after March jobs data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields briefly pared their earlier rise before hitting fresh two-week highs on Friday as US employ

Published 05 Apr, 2019 02:19pm

Financial

US yields little changed, traders await US-China talks progress

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields were little changed on Thursday, hovering at 1-1/2 week highs as traders awaited a possible

Published 04 Apr, 2019 02:25pm

Financial

US bond yields rise on trade, Brexit hopes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields climbed to 1-1/2 week highs on Wednesday as hopes for a trade deal between China and the Un

Published 03 Apr, 2019 03:15pm

Financial

US yields hit 1-week highs on upbeat factory data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose to one-week peaks on Monday as encouraging data on manufacturing activity reduced

Published 01 Apr, 2019 04:48pm

Financial

Yields rise off 15-month lows as equities steady

NEW YORK: Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields rose off 15-month lows on Thursday as US stocks appeared more stable and as

Published 28 Mar, 2019 02:41pm

Financial

US Treasury curve inverts after PMI data misses estimates

NEW YORK: The spread between three-month Treasury bills and 10-year note yields inverted on Friday for the first time si

Published 22 Mar, 2019 02:50pm

Financial

US yields pare fall after jobless claims, Philly Fed data

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields reduced their earlier decline on Thursday following a steeper-than-expected drop in jobless

Published 21 Mar, 2019 02:45pm

Financial

Yields drop with Fed meeting results imminent

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell modestly on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve, which is winding up a two-day policy mee

Published 20 Mar, 2019 02:57pm

Financial

US 2-year, 10-year yields tumble to more than two-month low

NEW YORK: Benchmark 10-year and 2-year US Treasury yields on Friday fell to their lowest levels since early January,

Published 15 Mar, 2019 04:13pm

Financial

U.S. prices fall on Japan selling, corporate bond supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury prices dropped on Thursday in quiet trading overall, with the sharpest falls seen on the long end

Published 14 Mar, 2019 09:27pm

Financial

US yields up as risk appetite rises; focus on more supply

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday after falling for four straight sessions, as overall risk appetite improved

Published 11 Mar, 2019 08:48pm

Financial

Yields rise on trade deal hopes; soft US data shrugged off

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Friday as investors sold off safe-haven assets on hopes for a US trade deal with Ch

Published 01 Mar, 2019 09:50pm

Financial

C$ slips after soft Canadian Q4 GDP report

TORONTO: The Canadian dollar closed lower against its US counterpart on Friday, after news that Canada's economy grew at

Published 01 Mar, 2019 09:40pm

Financial

Yields rise ahead of fourth-quarter US GDP report

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose in afternoon trade ahead of Thursday's fourth-quarter gross domestic product figure, d

Published 27 Feb, 2019 08:58pm

Financial

Dollar slides to three-week low after Fed Powell's testimony

NEW YORK: The dollar fell to a three-week low in choppy trading on Tuesday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell re

Published 26 Feb, 2019 09:33pm

Financial

Speculators add to bets US dollar will rise - CFTC

NEW YORK: Speculators raised their bullish bets on the US dollar in the week ended Feb. 12 to the largest position i

Published 26 Feb, 2019 09:20pm

Financial

US yields climb on supply, tariff hike delay on China

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors reduced their holdings to make room for a wave of supply and tr

Published 25 Feb, 2019 09:23pm

Financial

Yields rise despite soft US data; trade talk progress helps

NEW YORK: Treasury bond yields rose on Thursday on news of progress in US-China trade talks and as soft US economic data

Published 21 Feb, 2019 09:11pm

Financial

Yields rise after FOMC minutes show 2019 hikes still possible

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields on Wednesday ticked up modestly after the publication of minutes from the Federal Reserve's

Published 20 Feb, 2019 10:11pm

Financial

Colombia's Davivienda to sell 500bn pesos of bonds locally

BOGOTA: Banco Davivienda, Colombia's third largest bank by assets, will sell up to 500 billion pesos ($159 million)

Published 18 Feb, 2019 07:31pm

Financial

US TIPS breakeven rates add gains after CPI

NEW YORK: The US bond market's barometers of investors' inflation outlook increased further on Wednesday as underlying p

Published 13 Feb, 2019 01:56pm

Financial

US yields down for 4th day on US-China trade woes

NEW YORK: US Treasury yields fell for a fourth straight session on Friday, weighed down by global equity market losses o

Published 08 Feb, 2019 05:11pm

Financial

Soft data, dovish Fed push 30-year yield below 3pc

NEW YORK: The 30-year Treasury yield fell below 3 percent on Thursday after manufacturing data disappointed and a me

Published 31 Jan, 2019 11:33pm

Financial

Yields tick up on strong private payrolls, ahead of Fed

NEW YORK: US government bond yields rose on Wednesday morning after data showed private sector jobs increased more than

Published 30 Jan, 2019 04:28pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Oct 18	277.72
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Oct 18	277.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Oct 18	150.08
USD to Swiss Franc / Oct 18	0.87
Pound Sterling to USD / Oct 18	1.31
Euro to USD / Oct 18	1.08

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Oct 17	5,841.47
Nasdaq / Oct 17	18,373.61
Dow Jones / Oct 17	43,239.05
India Sensex / Oct 18	81,255.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Oct 18	38,981.75
Hang Seng / Oct 18	20,782.51
FTSE 100 / Oct 18	8,357.65
Germany DAX 30 / Oct 18	19,583.37

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Oct 17	238,254
Petrol/Litre / Oct 18	247.03
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Oct 18	71
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Oct 18	17,885
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Oct 18	2,708.54
Diesel/Litre / Oct 18	251.29

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Oct 18 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Oct 18 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Oct 18 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Oct 18 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Oct 18 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Oct 18 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Oct 18 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Oct 18 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Oct 18 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Oct 18 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Oct 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Oct 18 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Oct 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Oct 18 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Oct 18 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Oct 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Oct 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Oct 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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