Maryland Lottery Scratch-Offs Yield Big Wins in Aberdeen and Bethesda
The Maryland Lottery announced that scratch-off players from Aberdeen and Bethesda claimed two of the largest prizes this past week, each winning $250,000. These winners visited the Lottery office in Baltimore to…
BOJ tweaks operational functions of yield curve control
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan said on Tuesday it will widen the band at which it will allow the 10-year government yield to move around its 0% yield target, as…
BOJ policymaker Takata rules out ending yield cap – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s economy is not yet in a phase where the central bank can end yield curve control (YCC), its board member Hajime Takata was quoted as saying by the Nikkei…
Collaborative Efforts Yield 52 Individuals at Laredo Sector
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station working collaborative efforts with DPS yielded 52 individuals in Laredo, Texas. On Nov. 28, Border Patrol agents while working…
Canada’s deep yield curve inversion adds to BoC rate hike dilemma
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – As the Bank of Canada considers ditching oversized interest rate hikes, it is dealing with an economy likely more overheated than previously thought but also the…
Global risks to keep BOJ from adjusting yield cap next year – ex-central bank executive
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – Growing risks of a global economic slowdown will likely prevent the Bank of Japan (BOJ) from phasing out its stimulus programme, at least…
BOJ must phase out yield cap, negative rate – govt panel member Okina
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must redefine its inflation target and phase out a radical yield-cap policy to mitigate mounting costs of prolonged…
BOJ may tweak yield targets next year, says ex-central bank policymaker Sakurai
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan may tweak its yield curve control policy next year, such as by widening the band around its long-term interest rate target, if…
BOJ’s Kuroda: Making yield curve control more flexible a future option
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday making the bank’s yield curve control policy more flexible could be an option in the future, but not now. “If…
Fed may be alert to favoured yield curve alarm :Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) -If the U.S. Federal Reserve tends to tighten hard until something breaks, as some investors still believe despite the central bank’s denials, then it may have heard…
Marketmind: Hunt for Yield
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. With the British government in the process of ripping up its bond-busting budget of tax cuts, restive sovereign…
India cenbank likely to set cut-off yield for 2032 bond at 7.51%: Reuters Poll
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian government is aiming to raise at least 280 billion Indian rupees ($3.40 billion) through the sale of bonds on Friday. The Reserve Bank of India will likely…
Euro zone yields at fresh multi-year highs, German real yield in positive territory
(Reuters) – Euro zone yields hit fresh multi-year highs on Wednesday, and Germany’s real yield rose above zero for the first time since 2015, on expectations of monetary tightening and concerns a…
Agents Save Overdose Suspect After Failure To Yield
TUCSON, Ariz. – On Sunday, August 14, 2022, U.S. Border Patrol agents responding to a suspected human smuggling event near Douglas, Arizona, rendered lifesaving aid to a man who appeared to be…
Column-Hedge funds strike it right on dollar, yield curve: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – Hedge funds slashed their long dollar positions and bet harder on a flatter yield curve, two macro trades that have come up trumps. The dollar last…
Japan must prepare for eventual end to BOJ’s yield cap, says MOF executive
By Leika Kihara and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO – Japan must prepare for the time the central bank abandons its 0% cap on long-term interest rates and when private investors become the dominant…
Meiji Yasuda Life ready to buy Treasuries at yield of 3%, if dollar slips
By Tomo Uetake TOKYO – Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co is ready to buy U.S. Treasuries at a yield of 3% without currency hedging, if the dollar falls below 135 yen, a…
BOJ may need to adjust yield cap if inflation overshoots – ex central bank official
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may need to adjust its ultra-easy policy if inflation keeps exceeding its forecast, such as by replacing its yield…
Govt panel member says BOJ’s yield cap causing ‘negative spiral’ of yen falls
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO – The Bank of Japan’s resolve to keep borrowing costs ultra-low is causing a “negative spiral” of yen weakness that highlights the need to tweak…
Australia central bank concedes yield target exit was disorderly, damaging
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – Australia’s central bank said on Tuesday its pandemic stimulus programme to keep short-term bond yields low was successful for much of its life but the exit was…
Column-Fed may face yield curve, recession ‘mea culpa’: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this week issued a ‘mea culpa’ on getting it wrong on inflation. If the economy tips into recession in the next…
Global high yield bond issuance slumps to lowest in 13 years
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) – Global high yield bond issuance has fallen this year to the lowest since the global financial crisis, with companies hesitant to borrow at lofty rates given concerns…
JPMorgan lawsuit against Tesla unlikely to yield quick ruling
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – A U.S. judge on Wednesday said he saw no reason to rule quickly in favor of JPMorgan Chase & Co as it sues Tesla Inc over…
U.S. Treasury 10-year yield hits 3% for first time in more than three years
NEW YORK – The U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yield on Monday hit 3% for the first time since December 2018, a psychological milestone that could have major implications for other financial markets.…
Bank of Japan vows limitless defence of yield target
SINGAPORE – The Bank of Japan on Thursday maintained its massive stimulus programme and a pledge to keep interest rates low, reinforcing its resolve to support a fragile economy. The central bank…
BOJ should revise policy if key bond yield keeps rising, economists say
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) should revise its yield curve control (YCC) policy or scrap it if the benchmark Japanese government bond (JGB) yield keeps rising to…
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