http://www.mail.com/subjects/1386-debt-bond-markets.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1386-debt-bond-markets.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2104574-japan-gyrations-underline-economys-vulnerability.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's financial markets gyrated wildly Thursday, underscoring the vulnerability of its economy to a loss of investor confidence as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attempts shock monetary easing to end two decades of stagnation. Interest rates, or yields, on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on... Thu, 23 May 2013 11:27:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2104574-japan-gyrations-underline-economys-vulnerability.html 2013-05-23T11:27:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103672-obama-threatens-veto-house-student-loan-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward. The White House issued the warning a day before the full House was scheduled to vote on the bill. Leaders from both parties exp... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:27:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2103672-obama-threatens-veto-house-student-loan-plan.html 2013-05-22T21:27:02Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2100106-stocks-gain-reassurance-top-fed-official.html NEW YORK (AP) — Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday. Stock indexes wobbled between gains and losses in early trading, then took a turn higher just before noon. That's when news crossed that James Bullard, head of the Fed's St. Louis branch, told an audie... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:09:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2100106-stocks-gain-reassurance-top-fed-official.html 2013-05-21T23:09:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099050-lew-taps-government-retiree-pension-fund.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said late Monday he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy more time before the U.S. Treasury is faced with the prospect of defaulting on the national debt. In a letter to congressional leaders, Lew said that he would tap the civil service retirement and disability fund and a ... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:53:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2099050-lew-taps-government-retiree-pension-fund.html 2013-05-21T00:53:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097880-small-company-stock-bright-spot.html NEW YORK (AP) — Small-company stocks were a bright spot in a subdued start to the week for Wall Street. The Russell 2000, an index of small-company stocks, climbed above 1,000 points for the first time and ended higher Monday, even as the Dow Jones industrial average, the Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Nasdaq composite index all edged lower. ... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:37:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097880-small-company-stock-bright-spot.html 2013-05-20T22:37:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090860-house-advances-student-loan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets. The GOP-led House Education and the Workforce Committee sent to the full House a bill that would offer some students a better deal at first. Democratic critics warned that gr... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:34:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2090860-house-advances-student-loan.html 2013-05-16T19:34:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2087240-stocks-climb-traders-shrug-economic-reports.html NEW YORK (AP) — Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced new versions of its prodcuts, and Macy's rose after beating Wall Street's profit estimates. The market headed lower at the start of trading, following n... Wed, 15 May 2013 22:08:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2087240-stocks-climb-traders-shrug-economic-reports.html 2013-05-15T22:08:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2086648-projected-lower-deficit-slow-budget-deal.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The good news is the budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago. The bad news for deficit hawks is that the development could further curb the already slowing momentum for a budget pact this year. A Congressional Budget Office study released Tuesday cites higher tax rev... Wed, 15 May 2013 07:37:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2086648-projected-lower-deficit-slow-budget-deal.html 2013-05-15T07:37:36Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2085354-2013-deficit-estimate-lowered-to-642-billion.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, a development that could further curb the already slowing momentum for a budget pact this year. The Congressional Budget Office study released Tuesday cites higher tax revenues and better-than-expected payments from govern... Wed, 15 May 2013 00:16:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2085354-2013-deficit-estimate-lowered-to-642-billion.html 2013-05-15T00:16:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081578-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under control in a bid to avoid the nation from becoming the bloc's sixth member to require a bailout. "The Slovenian government has to take swift and decisive action," said Jeroem Dijsselbloem, w... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081578-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html 2013-05-13T20:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2077294-april-surplus-113b-lowers-us-budget-deficit.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government reported a rare surplus of $113 billion for April — the largest in five years and a sign of the nation's improving finances. Steady economic growth and higher tax rates have boosted the tax revenue in recent months, keeping this year's annual budget deficit on pace to be the smallest since 2008. A smaller deficit is a... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:31:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2077294-april-surplus-113b-lowers-us-budget-deficit.html 2013-05-10T20:31:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2073336-house-passes-bill-to-prioritize-us-debt-payments.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House voted Thursday to make sure U.S. bondholders and people on Social Security get paid if the government hits its borrowing limit. The move comes as Republicans grapple with the hot-potato issue of raising the government's borrowing limit later this year, one of the few must-do items on a dysfunctional Washington's ... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:13:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2073336-house-passes-bill-to-prioritize-us-debt-payments.html 2013-05-09T18:13:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055820-us-treasury-debt-auctions-trimmed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says it could begin decreasing the size of some of its debt auctions in coming months based on an improving deficit situation that will allow it to pay back some of the national debt this quarter. Treasury said Wednesday that any decrease in the size of the Treasury securities it sells to raise money to finance go... Wed, 01 May 2013 13:34:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2055820-us-treasury-debt-auctions-trimmed.html 2013-05-01T13:34:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2054990-apple-sells-17-billion-bonds-record-deal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Inc. sold $17 billion in bonds Tuesday in a record deal spurred by the company's plan to placate its frustrated shareholders. The Cupertino, Calif., company sold the bonds in its first debt issue since the 1990s to raise money to pass along to shareholders through dividend payments and stock buybacks. The payments are part of an effo... Wed, 01 May 2013 00:59:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2054990-apple-sells-17-billion-bonds-record-deal.html 2013-05-01T00:59:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053958-ibm-pulls-stock-market-morning-slump.html NEW YORK (AP) — News that IBM will buy back more stock and raise its dividend helped pull major stock indexes out of a morning slump Tuesday. IBM and other technology stocks led the Standard & Poor's 500 index up. The broad-market measure ended April with a 1.8 percent gain, the sixth month in a row the index has climbed higher. Worries about slower econo... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:42:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2053958-ibm-pulls-stock-market-morning-slump.html 2013-04-30T21:42:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2054528-report-apple-selling-record-amount-bonds.html NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Inc. is selling $17 billion in bonds on Tuesday, according to a published report. That would make it the largest corporate bond issue ever. Apple is selling the bonds in its first debt issue since the 1990s. The company is raising the money to give to shareholders through dividend payments and stock buybacks. The company has $145 bil... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:25:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2054528-report-apple-selling-record-amount-bonds.html 2013-04-30T20:25:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2051622-us-loans-china-issue-debt-ceiling-fight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite what you may have heard, China isn't the country's biggest creditor. America is. The bulk of the national debt — soon to exceed a staggering $17 trillion — is held by the Federal Reserve, Social Security system, various pension plans for civil service workers and military personnel, U.S. banks, mutual funds, private pension pla... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:57:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2051622-us-loans-china-issue-debt-ceiling-fight.html 2013-04-29T18:57:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2050402-malaysias-opposition-banks-economic-deal.html KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — With less than a week to general elections, Malaysia's opposition alliance is banking on the promise of bold change to end the governing coalition's 56-year rule. It says a new economic playing field will strip away decades of race-based policies that it believes bred corruption and hampered growth The three-party opposition ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:50:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2050402-malaysias-opposition-banks-economic-deal.html 2013-04-29T07:50:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2050342-australia-tax-revenue-falls-mining-boom-cools.html CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's government said Monday that its tax revenue has continued to fall in recent months as company profits declined and the mining boom that kept the nation out of recession cools. Prime Minister Julian Gillard said revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30 will be 12 billion Australian dollars ($12.4 billion) less than ... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:36:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2050342-australia-tax-revenue-falls-mining-boom-cools.html 2013-04-29T05:36:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049512-italian-policemen-shot-govt-swearing-in.html ROME (AP) — In the very moments Italy's new coalition government was being sworn in, ending months of political paralysis in a country hoping to revive a bleak economy, a middle-aged unemployed bricklayer opened fire Sunday in the square outside the premier's office, seriously wounding two policemen, authorities said. The alleged gunman from Calabria, a s... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:17:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049512-italian-policemen-shot-govt-swearing-in.html 2013-04-28T20:17:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048480-italy-forms-government-2-month-stalemate.html ROME (AP) — Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives, an unusual alliance of bitter rivals that broke a two-month political stalemate from inconclusive elections in the recession-mired country. The daunting achievement was pulled off by Letta, who will be ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:32:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048480-italy-forms-government-2-month-stalemate.html 2013-04-27T19:32:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044010-italy-premier-designate-short-securing-support.html ROME (AP) — Italy's premier-designate, Enrico Letta, said candidly Thursday he is still short of securing support for a ruling coalition after Silvio Berlusconi's forces insisted that the media mogul's populist economic policies dominate the would-be government's agenda. "The difficulties are there," Letta acknowledged during talks, broadcast live on TV, ... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:54:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2044010-italy-premier-designate-short-securing-support.html 2013-04-25T18:54:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043386-dems-gop-talk-up-deficit-reduction.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary. For years, House Republicans have adamantly refused to raise income taxes, even though U.S. taxes are historically lo... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:13:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2043386-dems-gop-talk-up-deficit-reduction.html 2013-04-25T07:13:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041598-stocks-changed-mixed-earnings.html NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market finished pretty much where it started Wednesday as a mixed bag of earnings from big-name American companies left investors uninspired. The Dow closed down 43.16 points, or 0.3 percent, at 14,676.30. The Standard & Poor's 500 index — the market's most widely used barometer —was flat at 1,578.79. In other markets, the price ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:12:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2041598-stocks-changed-mixed-earnings.html 2013-04-24T22:12:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2041860-house-gop-gears-up-debt-showdown-this-summer.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for another debt showdown this summer. House Republicans are preparing for one. The House Ways and Means Committee passed a bill Wednesday to protect Social Security recipients and investors in Treasury bonds if the government hits the limit of its borrowing authority. The bill would exempt interest and principal payments on Tr... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:48:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2041860-house-gop-gears-up-debt-showdown-this-summer.html 2013-04-24T18:48:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039038-germany-rejects-eu-hint-easing-austerity-drive.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany on Tuesday defended the policy of tightening the budgets in a number of European countries despite a blunt warning from a top European Union official that the 27-nation bloc's austerity drive "has reached its limits." "If we were to give up the policy of consolidating the budgets in Europe, if we were to fall back to the old policy... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:31:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2039038-germany-rejects-eu-hint-easing-austerity-drive.html 2013-04-23T15:31:03Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036504-stocks-edge-higher-energy-stocks-rebound.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher on Monday as energy stocks got a lift from recovering oil prices. The energy industry climbed 1 percent, making it the biggest gainer in the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Oil rose 75 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $88.76 a barrel Monday. A week ago, crude fell below $90 a barrel for the first time this year after reports that... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:44:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2036504-stocks-edge-higher-energy-stocks-rebound.html 2013-04-22T21:44:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031210-stocks-recover-slightly-tough-week.html NEW YORK (AP) — Strong earnings from a pair of technology giants helped the stock market recover some of its losses Friday, a positive end to Wall Street's worst week in five months. Microsoft and Google both beat earnings expectations, yields of government bonds ticked up and copper — a key industrial metal — continued its fall, losing 2 percent. Microso... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:19:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031210-stocks-recover-slightly-tough-week.html 2013-04-19T21:19:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031526-fitch-cuts-british-bond-rating-aaa.html LONDON (AP) — Fitch Ratings on Friday stripped the U.K. of its cherished top AAA credit score, citing a weaker economic outlook that continues to hinder the country in keeping control of its debt. Fitch becomes the second major ratings agency to downgrade its rating for the U.K. to AA+. Though Fitch said the country had fiscal financing flexibility helped... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:00:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031526-fitch-cuts-british-bond-rating-aaa.html 2013-04-19T18:00:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029296-settlement-reached-calif-bullet-train-lawsuit.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California agency overseeing the state's effort to build the nation's first high-speed rail line received a boost Thursday when a judge approved a settlement in a major lawsuit that sought to block the project. However, the rail authority also faced a setback that could delay work and add to the project's soaring costs. The r... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:44:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029296-settlement-reached-calif-bullet-train-lawsuit.html 2013-04-18T23:44:41Z