Treasury
Economics
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has been asked by the Treasury Select Committee to explain his decision to inject a further £75m into the UK economy through quantitative easing (QE).
21 October 2011
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Bonds
Old Mutual's Stewart Cowley and LGIM's Richard Hodges have reversed their short duration stances and removed their treasury short positions as the flight to safety pushes yields to record lows.
15 August 2011
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Commodities
BlackRock's Evy Hambro, manager of the £2.8bn Gold & General fund, said gold should be trading about 30% above its current record high, taking inflation into account.
15 August 2011
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Europe
The Conjecture panel discusses debt, contagion, and the outlook for European markets
12 August 2011
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Investment
Inflation fears appear to be rising in the US after the Treasury issued its first ever negative yield government bond.
26 October 2010
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Bonds
US treasury yields have fallen to a 16-month low after the Fed last night outlined plans to resume its stimulus programme.
11 August 2010
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US
The Federal Reserve plans to reinvest principal payments on its mortgage holdings into long-dated treasuries in an effort to revive the stuttering US economic recovery.
10 August 2010
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Bonds
Ignis head of credit portfolio management Chris Bowie is using the strong rebound in risk appetite today to accelerate the group's de-risking in credit markets.
21 June 2010
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Economics
Traders are making record bets against the euro, underlining the mounting alarm over the region's debt crisis.
09 February 2010
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