Category Archives: Treasury

U.S. Factory Output & Jobs Improve –

Posted on 7. January 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Institute of Supply Management’s factory index rose to 53.9 for the month of December.  The increase marked the fastest that U.S. manufacturing has expanded in the last 6 months.  The jobs report also showed gains for the month of December.  … Continue reading →

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Super Committee Deadlocked –

Posted on 19. November 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Super Committee remained deadlocked on Saturday as Republicans and Democrats could not agree on a compromise.  Budget savings of $1.2 trillion are required by midnight on Wednesday.  If an agreement is not reached by the deadline it could send … Continue reading →

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Europe Plan Gains Support –

Posted on 16. October 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Global finance chiefs are showing support for a plan to address the European sovereign debt crisis.  A more complete plan may be presented by the October 23rd summit in Brussels. The plan is expected to include writing down as much as 50% … Continue reading →

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Treasury Yields Fall –

Posted on 21. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Treasury yields for 30 year bonds fell below 3% for the first time since 2009.  The Federal Reserve announced that it will purchase long term debt and sell shorter term debt in an attempt to spur economic growth.  It is expected … Continue reading →

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Ten Year Treasury Yields Drop –

Posted on 6. September 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The yield on a ten year Treasury fell to an all-time low in trading on Tuesday.  The European debt crisis and a slow US economy drove investors to the safety of Treasuries.  European stocks fell on Monday and US stocks declined in trading … Continue reading →

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Treasuries Gain In August –

Posted on 31. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Treasuries posted their biggest monthly gains since December 2008.  Investors looked towards the safety of US Treasuries even as Standard & Poor’s downgraded US debt.  The yield on a 10 year note fell 60 basis points in the month of August as compared … Continue reading →

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Stocks Gain –

Posted on 22. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Stocks are trading above the 10,900 mark on Monday as traders speculate on more Fed action.  Also, the possibility that the Federal Reserve will announce another quantitative easing program to counter recessionary concerns have kept Treasury yields at record lows. … Continue reading →

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Fitch Rates US Debt AAA –

Posted on 17. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

On Tuesday, Fitch Ratings announced that they were keeping U.S. debt at a AAA rating.  In addition, the outlook was kept at stable.  Moody’s has U.S. debt rated AAA with a negative outlook.  Fitch Ratings indicated that the outlook could change to negative if Congress … Continue reading →

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Debt Concerns Grow –

Posted on 6. August 2011 by Jim Sutliff

World leaders are meeting this weekend to discuss the debt crises in Europe and the United States.  The downgrade of U.S. debt by Standard and Poor’s on Friday will test the strength of financial markets.  Also, markets may negatively react if the … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Regulations –

Posted on 9. June 2011 by Jim Sutliff

At a public forum on June 7th, Jamie Dimon questioned Bernanke about Wall Street regulators.  The amount of regulation came into question as well as the end result possibly being a slowdown of the U.S. economy. To read a related Bloomberg article, … Continue reading →

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Fannie Mae Shows Net Loss –

Posted on 9. May 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Fannie Mae reported a first quarter net loss of $6.5 billion and will request an additional $6.2 billion from the government.  Fannie Mae reported net income of $73 million in the last quarter.  To read a related Wall Street Journal article, please click … Continue reading →

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Federal Reserve To Finish Bond Purchases –

Posted on 27. April 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The Federal Reserve has announced that they will finish bond purchases in June.  The $600 billion of bond buying activity by the Fed was intended to spur the economy and was scheduled to end in June.  Also, a Federal Open Market Committee … Continue reading →

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Dodd-Frank And Credit Ratings –

Posted on 22. April 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Dodd-Frank financial regulations impact many areas of finance including credit ratings.  Implications of the Dodd-Frank regulations and proposals by the SEC are discussed in a recent article by Reuters. To read the Reuters article, please click here: http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/regulatory James Sutliff

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Geithner IMF Statement –

Posted on 16. April 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addressed the need for major currency floatation.  In a statement to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) steering committee, Geithner stated the need for major economies to allow their currencies to adjust to market conditions.  The Chinese … Continue reading →

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