SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Bond buyers enjoyed another banner year in 2011, with total returns in all classes outperforming the broad U.S. stock market, and investors continuing to pile into bonds and shun stocks.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Treasury prices fell on Thursday, pushing long-term yields to their highest level since October, after Greek leaders agreed to austerity measures needed to avert a default.
Where did it all go wrong? Only a year ago, Credit Suisse Group appeared to be one of the European banking sector's biggest winners from the global financial crisis. The Swiss bank made the most of its status as one of the few banks not to ...
As the Fed is actively buying long-dated Treasurys via its Operation Twist, the Bank of England is now shifting its preference to shorter-dated gilts.
Canada is making it easier for many Americans to snap up one of its most in-demand products: triple-A-rated government bonds. On Tuesday, Canada sold a $3 billion five-year "Yankee" bond, the first U.S.-dollar denominated offering by Canada ...
Duncan Niederauer on Friday will have his first chance to lay out NYSE Euronext's stand-alone strategy following the collapse of its blockbuster merger with Deutsche Börse AG, though for once looking back might be more appetizing than the ...
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Goldman is acquiring Dwight from Old Mutual Asset Management, which has 17 affiliated investment firms managing a combined $224 billion. Vermont-based Dwight specializes in fixed income investment ...
HONG KONG–Nomura Holdings Inc. has appointed Steve Ashley as its global fixed income head and Georges Assi as his deputy, according to a memo seen by Wall Street Journal.
BlackRock chieftan Larry Fink made headlines overnight by saying investors should forget about bonds and instead be backing up the truck and buying stocks. But it doesn't seem like his top lieutenants got the memo.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Some companies are now letting workers invest in annuities, so that their 401(k) savings will eventually yield an income stream, but there are advantages and pitfalls to this new retirement option.
SHANGHAI—China is on track to reintroduce the trading of government bond futures, a major financial derivatives instrument banned 17 years ago after a trading scandal, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
WASHINGTON—U.S. regulators are altering plans for a multibillion-dollar computer system to monitor trades on stock exchanges and other markets to blunt criticism that the project would be expensive and to speed the system's implementation.
Ahead of Nomura Holdings' quarterly financial results next week, people would be forgiven for thinking that the numbers will be poor, given the recent dramatic management shakeup.
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Earnings are weakening. Greece is mired in dissent. The potential for war in the Middle East is as great as it’s been in years. And investors are pouring money back into stocks.
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