Treasury skirts $7.4 trillion debt limit
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Awash in red ink, the federal government has torn up its credit card to keep the national debt under the legal $7.384 trillion ceiling.
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U.S. Treasury yields hit their lowest level in almost seven months on Monday as record high oil prices clouded the outlook for global economic growth.
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The federal deficit of the US government hit a record high of US$436.9 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal year of 2004 ending on September 30, the Treasury Department reported on Monday.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to increase the federal credit limit by &#36;800 billion to &#36;8.184 trillion, a move that will allow the measure to be sent to President Bush for signing into law.
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The benchmark 10-year US Treasury note&#39;s yield may hold near 4 percent, the lowest since April, as speculation record high oil prices will slow the economy bolsters demand for government debt.
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The US House of Representatives on Thursday prepared to raise the nation&#39;s debt ceiling by $800 billion, taking the new limit to $8.184 trillion.
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Treasuries eased into an auction of  new U.S. government debt on Wednesday, just hours before the  Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for the  fourth time this year.
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The Senate neared approval of an &#36;800 billion increase in the nation's debt limit on Wednesday, a major boost in federal borrowing that Sen. John Kerry and other Democrats blamed on the fiscal policies of President Bush.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices moved lower  on Wednesday, with traders chalking up the move to year-end  position-squaring and some concern about potential inflationary  pressures on interest rate policy.
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The US budget deficit expanded to a record $413 billion in the 2004 fiscal year, according to revised numbers, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
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Treasuries prices trimmed overnight gains on Friday after data on U.S. retail sales showed underlying strength in consumption heading into the  fourth quarter.
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The US Treasury Department suspended investments in a federal employee pension fund on Thursday to keep the government below its borrowing limit, Treasury Secretary John Snow said in a letter to Congress.
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WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Wednesday that the federal government will hit the current debt ceiling on Oct. 1.
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U.S. Treasury prices built on early gains on Wednesday after an auction of five-year debt drew surprisingly strong demand from indirect bidders, which include foreign central banks.
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Congratulations! You are now the proud parents of a bouncing $7.4 trillion debt. That comes out to just about $25,195 for every man, woman and child in America.
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The price of the Treasury&#39;s 10-year note was down 1/16 point, or 63 cents per $1,000 in face value, while its yield rose to 4.10 percent from 4.09 percent late Monday.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Thursday voted to increase the federal credit limit by $800  billion to $8.184 trillion, a move that will allow the measure  to be sent to President Bush for signing into law.