Japan's 10-Year Bonds Rise as Technical Chart Signals Futures Will Gain Aug 25, 2008
Investors are being careful about buying bonds. . (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Deal excludes Fidelity clients Aug 19, 2008
Regulators are probing whether firms misled investors into buying bonds they thought were as safe as cash. The auction-rate market has been frozen since February, leaving investors unable to sell their holdings. (Boston Globe)
The cost of relying on faith in an investment strategy Aug 19, 2008
Investors thought they were buying bonds that were as safe and liquid as cash. The issuers, including thousands of municipalities and other tax-exempt organizations, believed they had found a cheaper way to finance their operations. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Oil ministry wants RBI to buy oil bonds Aug 2, 2008
From June, the RBI began buying bonds worth Rs. 184 billion from the oil companies, with a daily ceiling of Rs. (India Times)
A Turkish theater for World War III Jul 25, 2008
The rapid decline of the US into a credit crisis has also prompted the need for rich friends in high places, particularly to rescue moribund banks and continue buying bonds issued by bankrupt federal agencies. It now appears that instead of a share of US banks or its corporate that "lesser" Arab rulers may be happy with, Saudi Arabia has been slowly pushing the US to capitulate its Turkish fiefdom. (Asia Times Online)
Sony Life Insurance, Kokusai Increase Japan Bonds, See Inflation Falling Jul 22, 2008
Investors will be better off buying bonds,'' said , leader of a six-member team investing in Japanese bonds at Kokusai, which has $73 billion under management. Rising prices will probably hurt consumption and growth. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Inflation rather than rate hike worries bond market Jul 15, 2008
Going short on duration meant buying bonds with maturities of three years and below, because in the current uncertain environment they would have a lower market risk, he said. Shorter duration bonds would also see lower losses should interest rates rise, he added. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Rand remains firm Jul 13, 2008
Locals may start buying bonds next wk. Bonds were steady during the afternoon on Friday as the rand held its ground, with a senior dealer feeling locals might even start investing again next week. (iAfrica.com)
Government Bonds Advance as Fed, ECB Refrain From Signaling Rate Increases Jun 26, 2008
A hawkish remark didn't come out of the Fed and it has contributed to the sense of security in buying bonds,'' said , strategist at Credit Suisse Group in Tokyo. The yield on the 1. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
How to make hedge funds comply with Islamic rules Jun 19, 2008
Followers of Islam have increasingly managed to square these injunctions with buying bonds structured to avoid paying interest, with bank accounts and with mortgages. EDITORS CHOICE. (FT.com -- Markets)
Wall Street's Customer's Man Fichera Unmasked Auction-Rate Market in 1980s May 31, 2008
Those warnings proved prescient when the $330 billion market collapsed in February, pushing rates as high as 20 percent as dealers stopped buying bonds that went unsold and investors couldn't sell their holdings. Now, the chief executive officer of New York-based Saber Partners, who advised then-California Governor during the state's energy crisis in 2001, has a tip for municipalities as they negotiate with Wall Street: Act more like corporations. (Bloomberg)
Auction-Rate Market Loses $1.7 Billion for Taxpayers Misled by Governments May 17, 2008
By Feb. 19, after dealers halted a two-decade practice of buying bonds that didn't sell at auctions, the institute's rate peaked at 14 percent. Over the next 12 weeks, it paid $561,000 more in interest than it had in the previous 12. (Bloomberg)
Japan's Bonds Fall a Second Day on Speculation Credit Crisis Nearing End May 13, 2008
Further deterioration in the data may trigger the market to reach a bottom'' and investors will start buying bonds, said , a fixed-income analyst in Tokyo at UBS Securities Japan Ltd., one of 26 primary dealers required to bid at government debt sales. There are downside risks weighing on household consumption and rising costs for corporates would curb their capital expenditure. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Taiwan shares and currency jump May 12, 2008
No matter if it is buying bonds or parked in Taiwan dollars deposits, it is foreign exchange speculation. . (FT.com -- Markets)
ANZ Bank Buys More Than A$11 Billion of Bonds Backed By Its Own Mortgages Apr 23, 2008
Melbourne-based ANZ joins Westpac Banking Corp. and Bank of Queensland Ltd. in buying bonds backed by its own loans so it can tap the central bank's program. I wouldn't be surprised if the other banks and financial institutions continue the trend,'' said , a structured-credit analyst at National Australia Bank Ltd. in Melbourne. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Credit-Default Swaps Tied to Losses Morphed Into `Frankenstein's Monster' Apr 16, 2008
A decade after its creation the market shows little resemblance to its beginnings as investors and traders use credit derivatives as an alternative to buying bonds. While ISDA estimates that there are contracts tied to $45 trillion of debt, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. estimates that there is only about $43 trillion of debt outstanding. (Bloomberg)
Credit swaps now 'Frankenstein's monster' Apr 16, 2008
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Perched on an economicfault line Apr 11, 2008
If you are one of the people who write me and ask things like, "Do you realize you are an idiot?" (Answer: yes) and, "Why are interest rates so low that only a freaking idiot would be buying bonds that yielded less than the rate of inflation?", then this, perhaps, is part of the answer you are looking for; foreign central banks are (for one) buying, buying, buying government bonds and. increasing their ownership of your future tax dollars, and providing a lot of buying power to the bond markets,... (Asia Times Online)
Family Finances: Jittery about the economy? Here's what to do Mar 28, 2008
In that case, you may want to readjust your holdings and/or shift new money into buying bonds, which are a bit less risky. We favor medium-term AAA-rated individual bonds, rather than bond mutual funds. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Washington Report: Buying Bonds and the Mortgage Market Mar 24, 2008
Now you might ask: How does buying bonds help the mortgage market or trickle down to help real estate sales. Here's how: The biggest challenge in the capital markets right now is what economists call "illiquidity," which means that large U.S. investors aren't able to sell their mortgage bond holdings because global investors have lost confidence in their safety. (RealtyTimes)
One-stop source for comparing bond yields Mar 22, 2008
It's helpful when buying bonds to remember the etymology of this word. A bond is a promise, and that calls to mind the way bonds are supposed to return your invested money back to you when they mature, and pay interest. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Foreigners buying bonds Mar 22, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008. Investors shun stocks amid global credit crisis Mar 21, 2008 04:30 AM. (Toronto Star)
Why the dollar is so cheap Mar 7, 2008
Now investors ranging from US insurance companies to Saudi royals are not much interested in buying bonds created by large US banks, and the banks can no longer make loans to many creditworthy consumers and businesses. Without credit, the US economy cannot grow and prosper. (Asia Times Online)
Matt Krantz on stocks Mar 6, 2008
Investors may seek safety by buying bonds, shares of utility companies and makers of consumer staples such as deodorant and toothpaste. These investments tend to outperform less mature industries, like technology, and more risky investments, such as shares of small companies, during economic slowdowns. (USA Today -- Money)
Muni bonds return to investor favor despite continuing subprime, insurers' woes Feb 16, 2008
For starters, buyers are not always best off buying bonds issued near home. For instance, the bonds of Georgia have yields that are low by national standards. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
What do analysts advise? Better to buy than sell stock Jan 23, 2008
"The only thing worse than selling your stocks now would be using the proceeds to buy bonds," said Eric Tyson, author of "Investing for Dummies" and "Let's Get Real About Money." "You would be selling stocks low and buying bonds high.". Investors who already have balanced their portfolios with bonds may not have experienced the wild swings seen by those who only own stocks. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bernanke Disappoints Treasury Bulls Detecting Signs of Fed-Induced Rebound Jan 22, 2008
Pollack, who bought U.S. government debt early this month, said he is selling Treasuries maturing in five years or less and buying bonds issued by industrial companies that may benefit from a rebound in the economy. Corporate debt has ``gotten beaten up quite a bit, and we feel there could be some light at the end of the tunnel,'' Pollack said. (Bloomberg)
JGB futures climb on bargain hunt after 3-day fall Dec 26, 2007
Kamezaki's comments made investors comfortable about buying bonds, although they remained reluctant to bet too heavily before Friday's data on consumer prices, employment and output that will give clues on the BOJ's future policy path. JGBs have been supported over the past few months as market players have pushed back their expectations on the timing of a further BOJ rate rise. (Reuters)
United Rentals loses bid to force its own takeover Dec 25, 2007
Other buyouts have collapsed as credit investors balked at buying bonds and loans committed to finance the transactions. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Goldman Sachs in October abandoned their $8 billion purchase of Harman International Industries. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Savings bonds get limits, but it shouldn't matter Dec 23, 2007
"Could it be a favor to Wall Street since middle-class investors don't need a broker or bank to buy I-bonds?"While the decision does seem ridiculous at a time when people need to save more, most of those buying bonds don't exceed the new limit. About 98% of all annual purchases of savings bonds by individuals are for $5,000 or less, according to Treasury spokeswoman Jennifer Zuccarelli. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
United Rentals Loses Bid to Force $4 Billion Cerberus Buyout; Shares Slump Dec 23, 2007
Other buyouts have collapsed as credit investors balked at buying bonds and loans committed to fund the transactions. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in October abandoned their $8 billion purchase of Harman International Industries Inc.. (Bloomberg -- US)
Study says sunlight sets the crowd's mood on stocks and bonds Dec 12, 2007
His explanation is that people with SAD alter their investment decisions when they get the first symptoms, selling equities and buying bonds to cut risk. By the spring, when SAD disappears, the trend has reversed. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Dividend and Conquer Nov 27, 2007
Fears over the credit crunch investors shunning stocks and buying bonds is one way to explain these developments. And in the near term, that might be exactly what's happening. (SmartMoney)
An Easier Way to Save for College Nov 22, 2007
Incredibly, younger parents looking ahead to the future do not qualify if they start buying bonds in their early 20s. (Yet one more example of why savings bonds are not worth the hassle. (ABC News -- Business)
Criminally irresponsible deficit spending Nov 17, 2007
So I leap up and say, "Hey, Mr Bonner! If you think that is weird, how about all the morons who are buying bonds, especially government bonds in the face of all of this inflation? These drooling halfwits have driven the price of bonds up so high, and thus have driven the imputed yields on them so low, that these 'investment professionals' are locking their money up, for up to five years, to earn less than 4%! Hahaha! And they are getting less on 10-year bonds than the 4.5% Fed Funds rate itself!... (Asia Times Online)
Further falls tipped for weak dollar Nov 16, 2007
"Risk aversion has been pushing people back towards buying bonds.". Agencies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Sovereign Funds Pose Little Risk to World Economy Nov 1, 2007
Nobody minded when emerging economies recycled all those dollars, pounds and euros by putting cash on deposit in our banks, or buying bonds issued by our governments. So why should we mind when they start buying companies. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Beware investment know-alls Oct 13, 2007
Yet some investors must have been buying bonds to yield 4. 73 per cent, or the market would have been trading higher or lower than that level. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Stocks and interest rates take off Oct 2, 2007
When buying bonds or similar fixed income investments, one is essentially making a loan. As compensation for making the loan (buying bonds) a lender is often compensated with interest payments at a fixed rate over a stated term. (Littleton Independent, MA)
Market's gyrations remind investors to understand where bonds fit in Sep 28, 2007
But - of course there is a but - there could be a dark side to buying bonds now ... Most discount brokers make buying bonds as easy as buying stocks. (Boston Globe)
US credit crunch creates stress here Sep 19, 2007
Loans to subprime borrowers with bad credit histories in the US have started to fail, making investors less interested in buying bonds. This has undermined one of the engines of credit that has fuelled economic growth in Australia and overseas. (The Age, Australia -- Business)
Australians look abroad for bonds Sep 16, 2007
AUSTRALIAN investors are buying bonds sold by European and US banks, the returns being higher than yields on Australian dollar debt. Euro-denominated bonds with a single-A rating that count as tier-one capital are yielding as much as 300 basis points more than the Australian benchmark swap rate when swapped back into Australian currency. (The Age, Australia -- Business)
Russia Emerging as Haven From Subprime Collapse Nine Years After Defaults Sep 12, 2007
JPMorgan Asset Management increased its allocation to the country this year, buying bonds from Gazprom last month, Grills said. The firm is a unit of JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. loan arranger. (Bloomberg)
Government Bonds Advance as Traders Reduce Bets on September Rate Increase Sep 4, 2007
7 percent'' before buying bonds, said Yuuki Sakurai, a manager of financial and investment planning at Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Tokyo, which holds the equivalent of $41. 5 billion in assets. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Bonds end weaker Aug 30, 2007
"It's a very anxious and nervous trading environment and the minute you start to see equities come off people will start buying bonds in case there is something significant lurking around the corner," Ms Auld said. "People are almost jumping at shadows, and I think that's what we've seen this afternoon.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Forget easy pickings in the bond market Aug 25, 2007
This means buying bonds instead of bond funds where possible, and T-bills instead of money market funds. If you have a fee-based account, where you pay a percentage of your assets to your adviser each year, ask to have your bonds exempted from the fee structure. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Bonds: • Treasury Bonds Have A Mixed Session As Short-Dated Bills Face Strong Selling Aug 24, 2007
Investors have been buying bonds and moving away from equities over the past few weeks in the search for a safe haven from troubles in the credit market that began in the subprime mortgage sector. Buying has been acute in the shorter-dated T-bills in recent days, with three-month T-bill yields on Monday marking their biggest single-day drop since the stock market crash of October 1987. (Investors Business Daily)
Five-Year Government Notes Advance, Pushing Yields to Lowest Since March Aug 16, 2007
Updated: New York, Aug 16 03:33 London, Aug 16 08:33 Tokyo, Aug 16 16:33. Japan's 5-Year Notes Rise, Pushing Yields to Lowest Since March. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Fortress Net Loss At $55M Aug 15, 2007
Debt investors stopped buying bonds and loans used to fund LBOs after subprime bond prices fell amid rising defaults, Fortress Chief Executive Officer Wesley Edens said on a conference call yesterday. Revenue fell to 268. (New York Post -- Business)
How a credit crunch could squeeze the state Aug 12, 2007
"Culminating two weeks ago, you could not get a commercial real estate loan because so few investors were buying bonds," said Michael Berman, president of CWCapital LLC, a Needham commercial real estate lender. "Over the last week or so, people started to come back into the market, but it was like somebody turned off the lights.". (Boston Globe)
Buyers likely to pay more for subprime mortgages Aug 12, 2007
Ray Boulger, senior technical manager at John Charcol, the mortgage broker, believes subprime mortgage lenders are facing upward pressure on rates as capital markets funding becomes increasingly expensiveand as investors grow more cautious about buying bonds backed by riskier subprime mortgages. Mr Boulger said: "I would expect pricing to go upwards and investors will look more carefully at the bonds and not pay as much as they did. It would not be surprising if we did not see some players at... (Financial Times)
Thatcherism Is Out as China Vindicates Galbraith: William Pesek Aug 8, 2007
It would be tempting to forget buying bonds when you can purchase the banks underwriting them. Least-Worst Option. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Give and Take Aug 7, 2007
Buying bonds from a nonprofit organization lets you show your giving side--and make money, too. Most Popular. (MSNBC -- Business)
Dull bonds are in the doldrums, but they have a role Aug 4, 2007
It has been difficult to justify buying bonds when similar yields have been offered by money market deposits, which are virtually risk-free investments. Should the interest rate cycle peak and bonds start offering the prospect of capital gains in addition to a fixed income, then the pendulum may very well swing back towards that market again. (Business Report, South Africa)
Stocks Climb in Tokyo on Earnings Reports, Led by Steelmakers; Canon Drops Jul 30, 2007
For the next couple of weeks we are going to see people buying bonds instead of equities because of subprime concerns,'' said Yuuki Sakurai, who helps manage $32 billion at Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Tokyo. Seiko Epson Corp. plunged 420 yen, or 11 percent, to 3,410. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Valley fans not buying into Barry Bonds hype Jul 26, 2007
Just Sports stores, with 13 Arizona locations according to its Web site, stopped buying Bonds jerseys and related-merchandise six months ago because "there is no demand for his stuff," marketing director Ashley Palmer said. It also decided not to carry a special Bonds collector's T-shirt. (AZCentral -- Business)
Midyear Fund Guide: It may be time to teeter out of bonds Jul 6, 2007
Similarly, investors typically receive far higher yields for buying bonds issued by companies with low credit ratings. Not now. (USA Today -- Money)
Fund managers make good returns on Danish mortgages Jul 5, 2007
Mikkelsen magnifies his gains by selling and buying bonds against each other before they mature in a strategy known as fixed-income arbitrage. Another Danish hedge fund manager, Steen Elverdal, is also profiting on the nation's mortgage bond market. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Leyland: Voters are buying Bonds Jul 4, 2007
UNION-TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES. American League manager Jim Leyland couldn't be happier that the young star he once mentored was elected by fans to start for the NL in next week's All-Star Game. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Twenty-Year Government Bonds Poised for Biggest Drop in a Month on Auction Jun 21, 2007
People were not sure how long and how far the selling would go and that discouraged them from buying bonds aggressively,'' said Katsutoshi Inadome, a fixed-income strategist in Tokyo at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., one of 25 primary dealers that are required to bid at government debt auctions. Bonds are more likely to hold declines today. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Of Heroes and Flag Raisers Jun 12, 2007
But it did matter, so much so that President Roosevelt arranged for the three survivors from the photograph to appear in public during a tour designed to encourage the public to support the war by buying bonds. The film deals with the chasm between the public s idealized image of war, that is, the image promoted by media and newsreel, and the way it was really lived through by the people on the battleground. (Suite101.com)
Inflation-Protected Yield Investing Jun 9, 2007
Buying bonds directly from the U.S. Treasury is the cheapest option in this regard. However, if the goal is to receive a fully diversified fixed-income portfolio of TIPS, a mutual fund is the best option, preferably a low-cost. (Forbes)
Government Bonds Decline After Better-Than-Expected U.S. Labor Report Jun 4, 2007
Signs of investment by manufacturers and a recovery in Japan's biggest export market may deter investors from buying bonds before a 10-year debt auction in Tokyo tomorrow. It's hard to find a buyer of Japan's government bonds as the bear-trend keeps going, driven by the U.S. market,'' said Satoshi Kon, who helps oversee the equivalent of $19 billion in Japanese debt in Tokyo at the Pension Fund Association, which has more than 1,600 corporate funds as members. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Should you worry about inflation? Jun 2, 2007
75 per cent and, in the unlikely even the 10-year bond went to 5 per cent, everyone and his sister will be buying bonds. Guaranteed investment certificates paying 5 per cent are already available. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Asian markets tumble May 25, 2007
Danny Wong, chief executive officer of boutique fund management house Areca Capital Sdn Bhd, said it was likely that both institutional funds and retail investors were sitting on the sidelines rather than buying bonds. May and June are traditionally low volume months. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
