Finally, the price of 30-year US Treasury Bond ($USB) has turned south. As you can see below, it remains in the overbought territory for almost one month before it went down a couple of days ago. The price drop is mainly caused by rising treasury yields as investors move to riskier securities, stocks especially.The question is whether investors are moving back into riskier securities too early. Th
I’m gonna get a little boring and political today. I ran across this article in the Chicago Tribune by economics professor Casey Mulligan at the University of Chicago that made a light bulb go off in my head… the freakin US Treasury and Bernake are proposing a wacky welfare program as a solution to the [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday threatened to withhold the remaining half of the $700 billion of financial bailout cash unless Treasury Department officials do more to help homeowners avoid foreclosure and push banks to extend more credit to consumers.
The financial industry has proposed to the U.S. Department of Treasury to reduce mortgage rates as a way to prevent the increase in the number of foreclosed homes in the country.
In an attempt to stimulate the housing market there is news the Treasury department is discussing the purchase of enough mortgage backed securities to drive down consumer interest rates to 4.5% for a 30yr mortgage. See Below:
In an attempt to spark a housing recovery the Treasury Department is working on a plan that ultimately [...]
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The market has bounced strongly and did not visit Dow 7,000 - yet. This may still be a head fake, but it appears for now that the sector rotation is positive. Oil and other commodities will continue their spiral as global recession worries deepen, but another interesting development is underway. This one is rather troublesome too.This is the chart of the 10 year yield. -sc/ui?c=$TNX,uu[h,a]daclyya
Mortgage interest rates increased slightly this past week despite the yield on the US Treasury 10 year note falling from 3.71% to 3.174% currently. This is the biggest weekly drop in the 10 year note since the stock market crash of 1987. Money continues to flow into safe Treasury debt with short-term yields nearing zero
Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to tap the chief of the New York Federal Reserve as the next treasury secretary and hand him the herculean task of righting the U.S. financial system. The Dow Jones industrial average, which had broken even for the day until news of the nomination leaked about an hour before the
Us stock really saw a bull run yesterday which would have been a dull and red day , at 3.00 pm or so tio was literally up 0 points and from that moment on it went up almost 500 poits to close at 8046 points which is above 8000 points up by almost 494 points [...]
On Monday Barack Obama will publicly announce his pick for Treasury Secretary. Sources close to the decision have said that Obama will name the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Timothy F. Geithner to be his Treasury Secretary.In a week where the stock market dipped to a 16 year low, Obama began moving quickly to form an economic team to calm fears.Obama had hoped to focus first o
Federal Reserve Bank President Tim Geithner will be named Secretary of the Treasury by Barack Obama on Monday.Following the reports, stocks on Wall Street skyrocketed adding 500 points on the day.Geithner has a large resume and is well respected in the financial community. Since 2003 he has served as President of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City. In 1999 he was appointed to Undersecretary
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NBC News is reporting that President-elect Barack Obama, will announce his economic team on Monday and that New York Federal Reserve President Tim Geithner has been tapped to be the new Treasury Secretary in the new administration.
NBC broke the news at about 3PM. At that time the Dow Jones Industrial Average was [...]
Most believe it’s unlikely that Paulson will tap the TARP again, for his next $350 billion installment, as the Obama Administration will likely oversee the next deployment. But he’s done with buying...
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The wonderful rhyming stories of Dr Seuss always make an appearance around the holidays when the Grinch begins his holiday pilgrimage through every television channel under the sun. While the cartoon of How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays an even better way to bring the holiday spirit to [...]
Freddie Mac, which was recently seized by the federal government, is now asking the Treasury for $13.8 billion. The company reported a record quarter loss, which caused its net worth to drop below zero. Freddie reported in a statement Friday, that its net loss for the quarter increased to $25.3 billion after the company wrote down bad mortgages and troubled securities.
Interest rates increased slightly this past week as the US Treasury auctioned off $55 billion of debt. Economic data continued to be negative. Weekly jobless claims jumped by 32,000 claims on expectations that claims would actually fall by 2,000. Continuing claims increased to 3.9 million from 3.84 million the previous week. October Retail Sales fell
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Interest rates increased slightly this past week as the US Treasury auctioned off $55 billion of debt. Economic data continued to be negative. Weekly jobless claims jumped by 32,000 claims on expectations that claims would actually fall by 2,000. Continuing claims increased to 3.9 million from 3.84 million the previous week. October Retail
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A merger between GM and Chrysler is unlikely to occur under the Bush Administration. The U.S. Treasury Department stated that it would not provide aid to the two companies. GM was asking for $10 billion from the Bush Administration in order to help keep the struggling company operational and stated that it could use the resources to fund a merger with Chrysler allowing the two companies to cut c
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BGS3 News Update:Since the passing of H.R. 1424, (commonly referred to as the “bailout plan,”) there has been little up-to-date public news about what the U.S. Treasury Department has been doing with its newly-bestowed powers. While the American people have been assured several times that work is being done to fix our troubled economy, the details of this work have been completely under wraps.
WASHINGTON - The government will begin doling out $125 billion to nine major banks this week as part of its effort to contain a growing financial crisis, a top Treasury official said...
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I made it into a Etsy treasury. Well, not me personally. See those adorable vintage gold slippers with the fur. They made it in. If you are a Mac user, did you know you can easily take a screen shot on your computer by pressing the command/apple, shift & the 3 key all at once? Mac’s are easy to use like that.ETSY TREASURY
Pay close attention to the 10 year CMT or Treasury yield if you’ve been considering a reverse mortgage recently. The Federal Reserve is getting ready to provide up to $540 Billion in loans to help relieve pressure on money market mutual funds that are up against redemptions.
What does that mean for those interested in [...]
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Treasury plan pushes up US mortgage rates
US mortgage rates have soared this week in an unexpected reaction to the latest Treasury financial rescue plan, which has prompted investors to buy bank debt and sell bonds backed by home loans.
Interest rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, as measured by Bankrate.com, rose to 6.38 per cent on Thursday from 5.87 per cent last week - before the
Who cares who the Treasury Department hires for advice when it comes to implementing the over $700 billion rescue plan? I know it, the headline is boring, but keep reading. I decided to look into Thacher & Bartlett to understand why the Treasury Department would use taxpayer money to get guidance—I mean is there not [...]
The U.S. Treasury has released its latest annual report on the assets in the U.S. of state sponsors of terror and the other international terrorism program designees (Acrobat file). This report, mandated under law since 1991, is the sixteenth released by the Treasury and covers calendar year 2007. As of December 31, 2007, the amount of assets of international terrorist organizations and individual
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With the money used for the government bailout ($700 Billion) you could buy every professional NFL football team, build them each a new stadium, and pay every player $186 million dollars for one season. The moral of the story is… everyone should write-in Peyton for the upcoming election.
Unfortunately I haven't kept on top of blogging about treasuries I'm featured in, but I was notified today about a new one I'm in so I am making sure to blog about this one. LittleElfsToyshop was kind enough to include my work in her adorable treasury, Will You Be My Friend?, featuring some great felties by NFEST. The Needle Felting Etsy Street Team (NFEST) artists have some wonderful items availa
[I'd had already posted a photo for today's Wordless Wednesday segment when I received the following e-mail from Mom and just couldn't resist posting it. In fact, I've posted the same thing on another of my blogs as well. That one is called Lipstick Election.]The Treasury Department issued a new piece of currency --
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This season's premiere of 60 Minutes included an interview with Treasury Secretary Paulson, which tagged along with him over the last two weeks as the financial crisis unfolded. Definitely worth a look:Watch CBS Videos Online
-The U.S. stock market would suffer a devastating crash with shares losing a third of their value this week if the financial bailout plan fails, U.S. Treasury officials have warned. Can anyone say "blackmail"?-Some of the biggest newspapers in the world are now declaring that the next decade could be our very own Great Depression.-In a stunning turn, China is now home to more of the "super rich" t
There are not enough lenders and loan programs available for a viable real estate market.
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"The secondary mortgage market for nonconforming and subprime loans has collapsed, so those...
There are not enough lenders and loan programs available for a viable real estate market.
Inman News sums it up very succinctly in the following quote:
"The secondary mortgage market for nonconforming and subprime loans has collapsed, so those...
Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.
- Section 8 of the draft proposal for bailout legislation. More at NYTimes.com.
Section 8 sounds unconstitutional, and hopefully will provoke our checks and [...]
Ok back on the grind but first two things I have noticed: 1] I have noticed how Obama is saying all that I wrote in my post called slacking on your macking now. 2] My Titans 3 – 0; 3] Aint no gas in GA – there is a shortage in most places except where I live. LMBAO. Back to the task at hand. I was trying to stay away from the economy. Seems that folks don’t have worries no more. Wel
Ok back on the grind but first two things I have noticed: 1] I have noticed how Obama is saying all that I wrote in my post called slacking on your macking now. 2] My Titans 3 – 0; 3] Aint no gas in GA – there is a shortage in most places except where I live. LMBAO. Back to the task at hand. I was trying to stay away from the economy. Seems that folks don’t have worries no more. Wel
Federal Reserve Board, with full support of the Treasury Department, authorizes the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to lend up to $85 billion to the American International Group (AIG) Release Date: September 16, 2008 For release at 9:00 p.m. EDT.The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday, with the full support of the Treasury Department, authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to lend up to $85
Press Briefing by Dana Perino and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson FULL STREAMING VIDEO James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:42 P.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEMS. PERINO: Good afternoon. Obviously, one of the biggest stories of the day is what's happening in our financial market. Secretary Paulson has graciously given us some of his time today -- he doesn't have an endless supply of it, s
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Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of hedging against losses on Treasuries rose to a record on concern the U.S. government faces higher liabilities because of its rescue of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, credit-default swaps show. Contracts on U.S. government debt increased 3.5 basis points to a record 18, up from 6 basis points in Apri
Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) — The cost of hedging against losses on Treasuries rose to a record on concern the U.S. government faces higher liabilities because of its rescue of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, credit-default swaps show.
Contracts on U.S. government debt increased 3.5 basis points to a record 18, up from 6 [...]
Kansas City Real Estate Thoughts ... The United States Treasury's seizure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac led to a swift drop in Kansas City mortgage interest rates today. Before speaking with a local mortgage lender, I read where a mortgage broker...(read more)
Take Over by Regulator The Feds outlined the bailout and takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac earlier this morning. The two organizations will be taken over by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The bailout plan was outlined in a joint presentation by the Treasury Department and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
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The Treasury Department will purchase th
On 13 July 2008, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson promulgated his proposal for increased government power to quell market angst over the solvency, liquidity, and credit of the mortgage securitization giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It was the shot heard ’round the world–a self-inflicted shot to the head, that is. Paulson’s plan allowed expanded lending [...]
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Treasury may announce a plan for the two largest mortgage backers as soon as this weekend. While not many details have been released, it is expected that the plan will include some form of cash injection for the struggling companies as well as management changes.
In a "normal" real estate market, capitalization rates, or cap rates, will typically drop as interest rates drop, and go up as interest rates rise. Remember that cap rates represent the return that a buyer of an income producing property will earn on their investment. If rates drop, then the spread between "risk free" investment returns (aka Treasuries) and the various commercial property types sh
Despite mounting bank failures, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp sees no current need to seek help from the U.S. Treasury Department in order to bolster reserves. During the second quarter the number of problem banks rose to 117 with a combined total of $78.3 billion in assets. The FDIC has short-term lines of credit of up to $40 billion with the Federal Financing Bank, which has not been borr
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said they would get involved in a capital raising by Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac as long as the U.S. Treasury
participates in the new deals.
The U.S. Treasury Department has recently hired Morgan Stanley, an investment bank, to assess how vulnerable the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are to future economic problems, in part by evaluating how much capital the GSEs should have in the future to weather any such similar housing problems. GSEs are [...]
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It has been nearly seven years since the September 11th attacks, but the U.S. Treasury Department continues to shield critical information from the public about the financial activities of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT). Treasury has evaded demands for improved disclosure of its investigations. The public has a right and a need to know the factual findings of these important investi
President George W. Bush nominated John William Snow to be the 73rd Secretary of the Treasury on January 13, 2003. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed Snow to the position on January 30, 2003 and he was sworn into office on February 3, 2003. As Secretary of the Treasury, Snow works closely with President Bush to strengthen economic growth and create jobs.
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In the first two articles I discussed the a basic overview of bonds and an explanation of bond terms. Now I'll take a closer look at the different types of bonds. The main categories of bonds are Treasury, municipal, corporate and junk.Treasury: Treasury bonds or 'treasuries' are issued by the U.S. federal government. As you may know the US government carries substantial debt and treasurie
WASHINGTON | The interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell Monday of the auction.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The treasury secretary says the list of troubled bank will grow longer as they struggle to cope with big losses on bad mortgages.
But Henry Paulson is trying to reassure people who might be worried about their bank accounts. He says the U.S. has a safe and sound banking system and that regulators [...]
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The Treasury has said rumors that it had increased car insurance premiums were untrue, noting that insurance premiums have been set by insurance companies since July 1.
In a written statement on Friday, the Undersecretariat for the Treasury claimed that recent news stories which had appeared in several national newspapers and mentioned increases in car insurance premium payments did not refl
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Following several years of wrangling with Saudi Arabia over Al Haramain Islamic Foundation’s continuing international role in facilitating terrorism financing, the US Treasury Department has finally acted unilaterally to designate its whole world-wide operation, including Al Haramain's headquarter offices, structure and operations in Saudi Arabia. Previous designation actions had been direct
-This is just what we need.....Treasury Secretary Paulson is urging that the Federal Reserve be given even MORE power.-The Washington D.C. region now has one of the fastest growing foreclosure rates in the entire country.-The median home price in California dropped 30% in May from a year ago.-A new study shows that the earth is experiencing 5 TIMES the number of earthquakes it did just 20 years ag
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US targets Venezuela-based Hezbollah helpers
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration took action Wednesday against a Venezuelan official and others accused of providing financial support to the Hezbollah terror group.
The Treasury Department’s action covers Ghazi Nasr al Din, whom the United [...]
The Treasury Department's Office fo Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today several entities tied to Hezbollah and operating in Venezuela. This is the first time I can find of the U.S. government directly and publicly linking Hezbollah funding activities to Venezuela. This is part of a larger pattern, including, as I wrote earlier, of the penetration of Hezbollah and Iran in Venezuela, with the blessi
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The ten-year tresury yield, like the indices, is knocking around an important juncture which will likely set the tone for the rest of the year. The 200-day MA has contained a higher run, but converged support of the 20-day MA and the January-March double bottom is angling to push the yield higher. There is good technical support in the ADX and stochastics, but the MACD trigger line has flat-lined
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Henry Paulson, U.S. Treasury Secretary, reported that there is no quick fix for oil prices as prices are being determined due to supply and demand. It is no secret that the world's demand for oil has drastically increased as countries including China and India are becoming developed industries.
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The 10-Year Treasury Note has crossed back above the 4.00% mark today. According to our data, the last time rates flirted with 4.00% on the 10-year treasury...
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“If your primary concern is to protect your money, there’s really only one place to go: U.S. government bonds. They may be boring. They may give underwhelming returns. But they’re safe. And they have the full backing of the U.S. government. And that still means something.” — [...]
