Bond bears turn tail in subprime scare
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The latest rumblings from the U.S.  mortgage debacle is seen turning bond bears timid in the coming  weeks or at least until the extent of contamination from  subprime assets is clear.
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The shares of U.S. commercial and investment banks fell on Tuesday after two bond rating agencies started to downgrade billions of dollars of securities backed by subprime bonds, triggering concerns that bond sales and lending businesses could slow.
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Bond investors are less inclined to buy the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note after the security had its biggest weekly rally since September and before the Federal Reserve&#39;s expected interest-rate increase this week.
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US and European stocks were hit by a new bout of nerves on Tuesday as economic reports and the minutes of the latest meeting of the US Federal Reserve forced investors to focus on the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis on the wider economy.
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Two Wall Street investment banks had dramatically different success in weathering market turbulence triggered by a subprime mortgage meltdown, as results at Goldman Sachs Group Inc  easily exceeded expectations while those at Bear Stearns Cos Inc  fell far short.
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Interest rate fears add to jitters in financial markets.
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H&R Block looks to put its subprime woes behind it.
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Investors, frightened by the prospect of a new subprime mortgage crisis that could dwarf the write-downs of the last few months, sent markets lower.
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Reports of fresh damage from the teetering U.S. subprime mortgage sector provoked financial market wobbles on Tuesday as central banks around the world said their interest rate intentions had been thrown into doubt.
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Subprime isn't totally to blame for the market's gyrations. Reg FD, hedge funds and electronic trading add volatility.
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Investor's Business Daily - If bond mutual funds were an ice cream parfait, high-yield funds would be the cherry on top. But top junk-bond managers are changing their diet a bit.
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Stocks ended sharply lower on Friday as a pair of troubled Bear Stearns hedge funds stoked concerns that other investment banks may face large losses from subprime mortgages.
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For months, securities backed by risky mortgage loans have been in trouble. Now, the credit-rating agencies that once blessed those securities as safe investments are in trouble, too.
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Two Bear Stearns Cos.  hedge  funds that invested heavily in securities backed by subprime  mortgage loans are close to being shut down as a rescue plan is  falling apart, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on  Wednesday.
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Will Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns mention subprime troubles when they report earnings?
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Once a seemingly indestructible hiding hole for the frightened investor, some on Wall Street are beginning to question the super-safe status of US Treasury debt.
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The debacle in mortgage lending that spurred wild daily swings in the markets has tripped up many hedge funds.