Bond Funds
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Eurozone Debt Crisis: EU Meets, Germany Resists Aid Expansion
By Marlene Y. SatterEuro zone leaders gathered Monday in Brussels to discuss a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and to call for additional measures to restore calm in the financial markets, as Germany resisted expansion of aid efforts.
November 29, 2010
Spain Gets Extension as Bonds Suffer; Germany Denies Plans for Joint BondsSpain, thought to be in danger of needing a bailout if Portugal was rescued, was granted a reprieve on its bank support system.
November 28, 2010
Government Bond Yields of Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain Continue to RiseThe bond markets, worried that Ireland's political situation could upset bailout plans and fearing contagion to other euro zone countries, widened bond spreads and demand for U.S. 10-year Treasuries and the German bund rising on Friday.
November 26, 2010
November’s Closed-End Fund Theme: Volatility in Muni BondsThe story in closed-end funds in November has been the volatility in the municipal asset class, with 12-month highs in trading volume, widening discounts and lower prices.
November 18, 2010
Ireland Steps Back From Brink as Bailout ExpectedIreland's situation, which had grown more tenuous as fears spread of default, eased on Thursday, as Patrick Honohan, Ireland's central bank governor, said he expected loans of "tens of billions" of euros.
November 17, 2010
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November 17, 2010
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November 16, 2010
As EU Presses Ireland, Greece Has '14 Days to Live'As Ireland continued Tuesday to grab headlines over its financial crisis and world stocks dropped for a seventh straight day, fears over a looming Greek default took over broader worries in the euro community.