Bond Sales Feed Worries
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New data, including Treasury Department figures released Monday,  has stoked debate over whether overseas investors -- private individuals, institutions and government  banks -- are growingly dangerously bearish on the U.S.
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Tumbling global equity markets prompted millions of American investors to switch stock funds for bond portfolios, but financial advisers are urging them to stop hasty sales that might just make a bad situation worse.
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Treasury prices sank on Friday as reports the Chinese authorities might be shedding some of their US debt holdings sparked fears of broader selling from Asian central banks.
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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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Stocks ended mixed yesterday after yields on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly reached 5 percent and investors grew skittish a day ahead of the Federal Reserveâs first interest rate meeting of the year.
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Fresh troubles in the subprime segment of the US housing market have ignited fears of contagion that could affect the financial sector and possibly the broader economy, analysts say.
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U.S. Treasuries were narrowly mixed on  Monday as a lack of market-moving economic data left investors  toying with the yield curve again.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices eased on  Friday, boosting short-term yields as hopes faded the Federal  Reserve might slow the pace of interest rates hikes.
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Treasury prices sank on Friday as word the Chinese authorities might be shedding some of their US debt holdings sparked fears of broader selling from Asian central banks.
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Higher oil prices weighed on investors and Treasuries rallied amid concerns about trouble among companies that offer loans to customers with spotty credit.
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Treasuries prices crawled ahead on  Tuesday as a hesitant market awaited the latest reading on  consumer sentiment and an auction of new U.S. government debt.
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Bond prices fell and stocks quickly followed suit on Thursday as anxiety over rising interest rates spread.
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HEN investors consider the bond market these days, the low level of interest rates should be more cause for worry than for gratitude.
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U.S. Treasury debt was down a sliver  on Monday, but four straight days of selling appeared to be  sputtering out as investors awaited key events like a speech  from the Fed chairman and the crucial September jobs report.
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Early indications of holiday sales last week showed strength, but investors seemed confused about whether to continue shopping on Wall Street.
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Wall Street lost momentum from last weekâs gains after news of declining existing home sales stirred concerns about the strength of the economy.
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Investors looking for safety from declines in the mortgage and corporate bond markets may find it in the path of a hurricane.