U.S. Treasuries

Today is the latest meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, and honestly very few people know what to expect out of the meeting. Also keep in mind that this is Ben Bernanke's third press conference, after the FOMC decided to have Bernanke give press conferences to discuss monetary policy,...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is speaking in front of Congress, and the prepared remarks basically said that QE3 is going to happen if the economy continues to worsen. Make no mistake readers, it does not look like the economy is going to get better anytime soon, and that a third round of...

In today's Permanent Open Market Operation (POMO), the NY Federal Reserve bought $3.89 billion worth of Treasuries, which mature between 2014 and 2016. This is the highest daily level of quantitative easing on record, and caused a rise in long dated treasury yields, with the 30 year treasury going...

According to Zero Hedge, there are rumors floating around in mainland China that the People's Bank of China may have suffered a loss of $430 billion in losses on U.S. Treasuries. As a result, Gov. Zhou Xiaochuan may have left the country on reports he may be punished by the government. Internet...

U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Friday, pushing benchmark yields to a 15-month low, after a poor July payroll report added to worries that the economic recovery was faltering. The SPDR Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Trust (NYSE: ITE) is up 0.3% today, and the SPDR Barclays Capital Long Term...