Italian Bonds Encourage Market Madness
The market is trying to forget Berlusconi, with some believing he is going nowhere, and shifted its ...
Demand for US Notes Rally as Italy Trades 7%
With the three-year part of the curve perceived to be cheap going into yesterday’s ...
Commodities Stubbornly Bid
Oil prices have pared gains and retreated from its recent highs after the Italian PM Berlusconi was ...
Other Dollars get a boost from Gold
The loonie palpitations have been rather limited so far this week. The news that Berlusconi would re...
Italy’s Borrowing Cost Hits New Record
The yield on Italian 10-year bonds rose to a Euro-era record high of 6.73 percent on growing fears t...
Bonds in demand with Italy unloved
US treasuries remain in demand as Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi faces calls to resign amid conce...
Berlusconi Faces Renewed Pressure to Resign
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is now facing pressure from within his own party to resign....
Greece Selects New Leader for “Temporary” Power Sharing Agreement
Prime Minister George Papandreou and conservative leader Antonis Samaras continue to work out the de...
Canadian Dollar Falls on Job Losses
A loss of 54,000 jobs in October drove the Canadian unemployment rate to 7.3 percent and has resulte...
U.S. Unemployment Drops to 6-Month Low of 9.0%
Friday's Non-Farm Payroll report rose by 80,000 in October but missed expectations for a gain of 95,...
Bank of Canada Governor to Head Global Banking Watchdog
Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has been appointed by the G20 leaders to chair the Financial Sta...
US Yields Back Up Ahead of NFP
The Treasury 10-year benchmark note is on course to complete its steepest weekly gain in three-month...
Growth Dollars under pressure
Like a phoenix, the CAD has risen from its lowest level in almost two weeks outright on increased de...