Archive for October, 2009

Bond Market Open October 23 2009

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Prices of Treasury coupon securities are posting some modest losses in overnight trading in response to an FT article which muses on the possibility that the Federal Reserve might change the "extended period " language as policy evolves in preparation for the end of the emergency measures which have taken ...

Credit Market Open

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

5yr Snr Bank CDS: BAC 108/113 (unch), CITI 183/193 (-2), JPM 58/63 (-2), WFC 95/100 (unch) - 5yr Snr Broker CDS: GS 99/104 (-2), MS 126/131 (-5) - CDS Index: IG13 99.75/100.75 (-2)

Emerging Market Angst

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

One dealer reports the following: RUSSIAN BONDS SOFT; HAIR TRIGGER SITUATION. HEAVY ISSUANCE COMING. DEALERS ARE POISED TO DUMP. INDIA ACKNOWLEDGING INFLATION... Update: I just received that dealers full note: THERE SEEMS TO BE A TOUCH OF NERVOUSNESS, ESPECIALLY IN EMERGING MARKETS. CHINA WAS URGED TO RAISE RATES IMMEDIATELY BY ONE OF THE ...

Libor

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Hoy  0.28219 Ayer  0.28344

Bond Market Open October 22 2009

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have sagged in overnight trading and the belly of the curve has weakened versus the wings of the curve. The yield on the 2 year increased a basis point to 0.96 percent. The yield on the 3 year note edged higher by 2 basis points to ...

Administrative Note

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

I have a series of meetings today and tomorrow so blogging will be sporadic for the remainder of today and tomorrow.

Van Hoisington and Lacy Hunt

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

A reader suggested this article. It is thoughtful, insightful and supported by some solid research. The article develops a very solid case for the thesis that there is no inflation problem nor will there be any time soon. I commend it to you for your edification and gain.

Treasury Market Update

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

The US Treasury market is suffering an unseemly decline this morning with the yield on the 10 year note at close to 3.40 percent. I printed a post about the Bank of England minutes and the turmoil which that has caused in the Gilt market. There is also supply in England ...

Corporate Bond Open: A Little Weaker

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

BANK/FIN OPEN   10/21/2009 ACTIVES CLOSE       OPEN                 CLOSE     OPEN GS 14   158/150     160/150    AXP  19  235/225   238/228 GS 19   193/183     195/185    GE   19  210/200   210/200 MS 14   198/192     205/195    PRU  19  248/238   250/240 MS 19   230/220     233/223    C    14  280/273   290/280 BAC 14  223/215     226/218    C    19  290/280   305/295 BAC 19  240/230     245/235    WFC  14  ...

Happy Birthday

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

My father, Joseph Jansen, had a long and fruitful life. He died in June of 2008. Today he would have celebrated his 88th birthday. Regular readers and long time readers of Across the Curve might be interested to know that he is the inspiration for my love of alliteration. And I would be ...