Japan's benchmark stock index has plummeted after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close ...

Asia shares slide, Nikkei down 7.3 percent, as Japan bond yields rise, China factories weaken.

Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are ...

The Bank of Japan unleashed a torrent of liquidity Thursday to quell government bond yields amid concern that higher long-term interest rates could squeeze mortgage payers and crimp spending. The central ...

By Masayuki Kitano and Hideyuki Sano SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds plunged on Thursday, taking yields to their highest in a year and leading a selloff in bonds globally after Federal ...

* Spot gold slides after brief break over $1,400/oz * Sustained job gains could reduce Fed bond buying -Bernanke * U.S. dollar rallies vs basket of currencies after remarks (Rewrites throughout, updates ...

Treasury yields are on the rise along with junk bond prices, finally offering some confirmation of the rally in stocks. Weak action in the Aussie and Canadian dollars continues to be an issue for bulls, ...

By Marius Zaharia LONDON (Reuters) - Credit rating firms say they could further downgrade the ratings of highly indebted euro zone countries, putting their bonds at risk of being pitched out of global ...

By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan vowed on Wednesday to take necessary steps to reduce volatility in bond markets that has threatened to jeopardise the government's fight to end deflation ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday that the central bank would closely monitor moves in the government bond market and respond with flexibility in its purchases ...

* Gold still trading near 2-year lows * Fed officials calm fears over end to bond buying * Coming Up: Fed Chairman Bernanke speaks at 1400 GMT (Adds quotes, updates prices) By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, ...

By Leika Kihara and Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat on monetary policy on Wednesday despite jitters over the recent volatility in bond markets, hoping it can ...

By Swati Bhat and Shamik Paul MUMBAI (Reuters) - Investors in India's rocketing bond market are betting heavily on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) shedding some of its habitual caution by both cutting ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that he wants the Bank of Japan to have a thorough dialogue with markets in the wake of volatility in the government bond market. "Governor ...

Equity markets have rallied since 2009, but so have bonds. Meanwhile Commodities are down and the U.S. dollar is up. These are not normal market relationships. What\'s really going on?

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills unchanged while rates on six-month bills rose to the highest level in five weeks. The Treasury ...

The Alabama Legislature could authorize the borrowing of $280 million through state bond issues Monday to finance everything from more secure school entrances to electronic tablets for students. With the ...

By Archana Narayanan MUMBAI (Reuters) - Foreign investors bid heavily in an auction for quotas to buy government bonds on Monday, even after Standard & Poor's reiterated its "negative" outlook ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Fund firm Babson Capital has attracted $5 billion of new money to invest in high-yield bonds and loans in the past 12 months, as investors turn to higher-risk bank loans to offset weak ...

HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - CapitaLand Ltd, the biggest property developer in Southeast Asia, plans to raise up to $520 million in convertible bonds due 2020, according to a term sheet of the deal seen ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat on monetary policy this week despite jitters over the recent volatility in bond markets, hoping it can prevent a renewed spike in yields by ...

Major global bank warns of "a nasty Treasury sell-off."

Conservative investors prefer debt instruments not only because they safeguard the capital invested but also for the regular income flows they provide.

Fitch Ratings agency has downgraded Slovenia's credit grade by one notch, citing a weak economic outlook and a frail banking system. It cut the government bond rating to BBB+ from A-, which is still investment ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A drop in European takeovers has depressed global merger and acquisitions (M&A) activity so far this year, but bankers see activity picking up as a rally in stocks and bonds helps compensate ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to stand pat on monetary policy next week despite jitters over the recent jump in bond yields, hoping it can stem the volatility by fine-tuning market operations. ...

One day, rates will head higher and the Fed will take the economy off life support, but that day hasn’t yet arrived. Recent movements in the Treasurys market are again suggesting that the post-c...

Yields on 10-year Treasurys are rising as investors fret over Fed policy.

By Archana Narayanan MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bonds ended slightly higher on Wednesday, giving up most of their intraday gains that saw the 10-year yields drop to their lowest since December 2009, as profit-taking ...

By Archana Narayanan and Suvashree Dey Choudhury MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is set to start the long-awaited sale of inflation-linked government bonds next month, while Larsen & Toubro became the first domestic ...

By Takaya Yamaguchi and Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - Struggling to stem a rout in government bond prices, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday it will pump a massive amount of cash into the Tokyo money ...

By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top three banks forecast weaker annual earnings as aggressive monetary easing squeezes them out of a profitable government bond trade and forces them to rely ...

By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) - A three-day rout in the bond market has raised concerns that the Bank of Japan is getting more than it bargained for, by prodding investors to shift money out of the ...

* Won falls on stock outflows; exporters, bond inflows limit * Philippine March remittance growth slowest in nearly 4 years * Stocks, IPO inflows help peso pare losses - traders (Adds text, updates prices) ...

PURCHASE, New York (Reuters) - Of the five or six problems that sat atop the desk of Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman a year ago, only one remains: making sure the bank's bond trading business ...

Government bonds issued in foreign currency have drawn a growing amount of interest in recent years. This article explores why governments, particularly those in emerging markets, choose to denominate ...

For the average investor, high yield mutual funds are the best method to invest in bonds rated below investment grade, popularly known as junk bonds.

MADRID/LONDON, May 14 (Reuters/IFR) - Spain's government and some of its top firms tapped into rising interest among domestic and foreign investors for bonds from weaker euro zone economies on Tuesday, ...

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By Rafael Nam and Neha Dasgupta MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bonds rallied on Tuesday, sending the 10-year bond yield to its lowest in almost three years, after data showing sharply easing wholesale inflation spurred ...

Greece has raised 1.3 billion euros ($1.69 billion) in a treasury bill auction held after the country's bailout lenders approved the payment of a new batch of rescue loans. The Public Debt Management Agency ...

By Tomo Uetake TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average slipped for the first time in three days on Tuesday, moving away from 5-1/2 year highs as climbs in bond yields prompted profit-taking in reflationary ...

* Won up on bond inflows, exporters; intervention suspected * Baht gains on exporters, a weaker dlr; trading thin * Ringgit rises on position adjustments (Adds text, updates prices) By Jongwoo Cheon SINGAPORE, ...

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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills rising to the highest level in three weeks. The Treasury Department auctioned $29 billion in three-month ...

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