Bonds

Friday, February 10, 2012 This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session. Keynes was the first to introduce the concept of a multiplier in 1929. Benzinga's Top News Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) Reports Q4 EPS EUR0.19 vs...

Here's a headline that should mean good news: "Greek leaders agree to new spending cuts in bid to avert default." That came courtesy of the Los Angeles Times earlier today. Hopefully, those words prove accurate and Greece will really be able to skirt default. Then again, the market has been down...

Thursday, February 9, 2012 This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session. As of February 11th 2010 The U.S. government's debt ceiling has been raised six times since the beginning of 2006. Benzinga's Top News Pepsico (...

Comments by San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams today serve as a reminder that another round of quantitative easing remains at the Fed's disposal should the U.S. economy start to falter. Williams appears to be a fan of buying mortgage-backed securities, but how many fans will...

New York-based ETF issuer Global X rolled out the Global X Permanent ETF (NYSE: PERM) today, an ETF that is designed to deliver alpha in myriad market environments. With an expense ratio of 0.48%, the Global X Permanent ETF tracks the Solactive Permanent Index. PERM is the first new product...

While European policymakers hem and haw, titillating investors with the prospects for a resolution to Greece's sovereign debt woes, there are other European problem children waiting in the wings and these days that means the "P" in PIIGS, aka Portugal. While not great, the news surrounding Greece...

Spain's top three banks announced that they would comply with new government regulations by setting aside billions of euros for extra provisions against bad real estate loans. Last week the Spanish government announced new regulations aimed at ensuring that banks are equipped to deal with...

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session. In 1990 the $50 and $100 bills had security strips and microprinting added to them. Benzinga's Top News GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) Reports Q4 EPS...

The euro fell against the U.S. Dollar on Monday as Greece's political leaders delayed their decision on a new bailout package from the EU/IMF, which would require more painful austerity measures. While analysts and market observers anticipate that Greece will end up accepting the painful terms of...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Monday that Chinese economic growth could be cut in half if the financial crisis facing the European Union causes European and American economies to fall into recession. Although the IMF forecast 8.2% growth for China this year, it said that the...