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Bonds: Treasuries Up, Junk Down In Risk-Off, With Higher Rates And Lower ... - Seeking Alpha

Bonds: Treasuries Up, Junk Down In Risk-Off, With Higher Rates And Lower ...
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In addition to loss of purchasing power during the holding period, the rise in rates portends a loss of nominal principal as well if the bonds are sold, presuming no self-interested retail investor would hold a 1.5% Treasury for 10 years to maturity.
Where the Sweet Spots Are in Stocks and Bonds Right NowWall Street Journal
Treasuries Fall as Yields Dampen DemandBusinessWeek
U.S. 10-Year Yield Reaches 7-Month Low on Fed, ECB in GreeceSan Francisco Chronicle
Financial Advisor Magazine -Reuters
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Greek Default Risk Returns as Bond Maturity Nears - Bloomberg

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Greek Default Risk Returns as Bond Maturity Nears
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Greece agreed in March to exchange more than 200 billion euros of bonds for notes with longer maturities and lower interest rates under PSI, cajoling private investors to forgive more than 100 billion euros and opening the way for the nation's ...

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Corporate Bond Sales in U.S. Fall Most Since February on Greece - Bloomberg

Corporate Bond Sales in U.S. Fall Most Since February on Greece
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Corporate bond sales declined at the fastest pace in three months and relative yields climbed as concern that Greece would exit the euro and accelerate the European financial crisis lowered risk appetite in the US Kellogg Co. (K), the Battle Creek, ...

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Italy to keep debt profile outside riskier area - Chicago Tribune

Italy to keep debt profile outside riskier area
Chicago Tribune
As the average maturity of a country's debts falls, the amount of bonds it has to sell each year rises. This makes it more exposed to a worsening in market sentiment that could push borrowing costs higher, even to unaffordable levels.

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Fed May Prefer Another Twist to Adding Assets - Bloomberg

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Fed May Prefer Another Twist to Adding Assets
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Economists such as Sheets and Credit Suisse Securities' Dana Saporta say the Fed's $400 billion program to extend the maturity of bonds has been just as effective as earlier programs to expand its balance sheet, known as quantitative easing.

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