News on Money Markets

Rates rise at weekly Treasury auction

2010-03-15T13:30:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Rates on Treasury bills at weekly auction jump to highest levels in 7 months</div><div><p>Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction to the highest levels in seven months.</p><p>The Treasury Department auctioned $27 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.165 percent, up from 0.150 percent last week. Another $2...

Money fund assets fell to $3.090T in latest week

2010-03-11T22:15:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Money fund assets fell by $36.22 billion to $3.090 trillion in latest week</div><div><p>Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $36.22 billion to $3.090 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.</p><p>Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $9.87 billion in the latest week to $1.034 trillion.</...

Glincher Realty alters credit facility terms

2010-03-08T15:45:30Z

<div id="subtitle">Glincher Realty alters terms of credit facility with lenders led by KeyBank, Bank of America</div><div><p>Real estate investment trust Glimcher Realty Trust said Monday it has extended and changed its agreement for its $470 million unsecured credit fa...

Money fund assets fell to $3.126T in latest week

2010-03-04T15:45:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Money fund assets fell by $39.7 billion to $3.126 trillion in latest week</div><div><p>Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $39.7 billion to $3.126 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.</p><p>Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $6.04 billion in the latest week to $1.043 trillion.</p&...

Money fund assets fell to $3.166T in latest week

2010-02-25T17:45:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Money fund assets fell by $1.63 billion to $3.166 trillion in latest week</div><div><p>Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $1.63 billion to $3.166 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.</p><p>Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $7.07 billion in the latest week to $1.049 trillion.</p&...

Money fund assets fell to $3.161T in latest week

2010-02-22T08:34:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Money fund assets fell by $37.65 billion to $3.161 trillion in latest week</div><div><p>Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $37.65 billion to $3.161 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.</p><p>Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $2.73 bil...

Foreigners cut Treasury stakes; rates could rise

2010-02-22T09:17:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Foreign demand for short-term Treasurys tumbles, led by China; chance of higher rates looms</div><div><p>A record drop in foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury bills in December sent a reminder that the government might have to pay higher interest rates on its debt to continue to attract inve...

Rates on 3-month T bills fall

2010-02-22T09:10:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Rates on 3-month Treasury bills fall, 6-month rates rise in weekly auction</div><div><p>Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Tuesday's auction.</p><p>The Treasury Department auctioned $25 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.100 percent, down from 0.110 percent last...

Summary Box: Less demand for Treasury bills

2010-02-22T09:11:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Foreign holdings of Treasury bills fall sharply as China trims its stake</div><div><p>DOWN ON TREASURYS: Foreign holdings of short-term Treasury bills dropped in December by the largest amount on record as China trimmed its investments in Treasurys by $34.2 billion.</p><p>JAPAN TAKES LEAD: Japan inc...

Money fund assets fell to $3.198T in latest week

2010-02-22T10:00:59Z

<div id="subtitle">Money fund assets fell $6.73 billion to $3.198 trillion in latest week</div><div><p>Total money market mutual fund assets fell $6.73 billion to $3.198 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.</p><p>Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell $1.81 billion in the...

A look at some of the Fed's support programs

2010-02-22T10:18:52Z

<div id="subtitle">A look at some of the Fed's economic support programs</div><div><p>A look at the status of some of the Fed's major economic support programs:</p><p>_ Program to buy $1.25 trillion in mortgage securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Goal is to drive down mortgage rates ...

Bond yields remain lower on European debt concerns

2010-02-22T12:57:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Treasurys continue to rally as interest rates fall on concerns about global economy</div><div><p>Interest rates fell in the bond market Friday as investors remained focused on debt problems at several weak European governments.</p><p>Mixed news from the U.S. on monthly employment also led investors to cut back on risky investments in fav...

Money fund assets fell to $3.205T in latest week

2010-02-22T11:43:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Money fund assets fell by $13.55 billion to $3.205 trillion in latest week</div><div><p>Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $13.55 billion to $3.205 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.</p><p>Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $2.04 bil...

Treasurys rise as economic growth questioned

2010-02-22T15:04:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Interest rates fall as GDP data leaves concerns on economy's ability to sustain growth</div><div><p>Interest rates fell in the bond market Friday as investors questioned whether the U.S. economy will continue to grow at the fast pace it clocked in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Gross domestic product expanded 5.7 percent in the last quarter o...

Loans Money Market Nowadays

2010-02-22T13:51:35Z

Loans money market is one of the biggest industries nowadays, yes, in the time like these. Easily, loan is one kind of debts, involving redistribution of financial assets over specific times between the lender and the borrower. Of course, interest rates will affect the pay-back amount. Talking about loans money business, it will be taking days, or even months, as it is never-ending story. No one can avoid that loans money market is unstable market, due to a lot of factors.<br>&a...

SEC tightens rules for money funds

2010-02-22T14:12:36Z

<div id="subtitle">SEC tightens rules for popular money-market funds in bid to bolster investor protection</div><div><p>Federal regulators on Wednesday tightened rules for money-market mutual funds to require them to hold some assets that could be easily converted to cash and to disclose new information on fund values.</p><p>The Treasury Department auctioned $23 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of...

Money fund assets fell to $3.240T in latest week

2010-02-22T16:48:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Money fund assets fell by $46.03 billion to $3.240 trillion in latest week</div><div><p>Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $46.03 billion to $3.240 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.</p><p>Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $4.88 bil...

Rates drop on three-month and six-month bills

2010-02-22T17:58:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Rates on three-month and six-month Treasury bills drop to lowest levels in 2 weeks</div><div><p>Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Tuesday's auction to the highest levels in two weeks.</p><p>The Treasury Department auctioned $23 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.060 ...

U.S. fed fund futures rise as rates seen on hold

2010-02-22T19:51:40Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. federal fund futures rose for the second day in a row on Friday as investors continued to push back expectations for the timing of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike on the back of a benign inflation report.</p><p&g...