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Mortgage Bonds Face Eye of Storm as Refinancings Decline: Credit Markets
Prepayments for Fannie Mae’s 30-year fixed-rate securities fell 8 percent last month to a pace that would erase 21.6 percent of the debt in a year, the slowest since September, data released Feb. 6 by the Washington-based company show.
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Treasury exploring new types of debt securities
The Treasury Department is exploring the idea of issuing two new types of securities as a way of expanding the government's means of financing operations.
seattletimes.nwsource.com
Watchdogs to drag shadow banks into the light
LONDON (Reuters) - Beyond the reach of regulators, and about half the size of the world's banking industry, a thriving breed of "shadow banks" is emerging that could trigger the next chapter in the global financial crisis. Spurred by this concern, the watchdogs are turning their attention to the fringes of the global financial system, where hedge funds and money market funds are filling the gaps ...
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MarketAxess Announces Monthly Volume Statistics for January 2012
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, today announced total monthly trading volume for January 2012 of $49.3 billion, consisting of $30.7 billion in U.S.
finance.yahoo.com
MarketAxess to Host Conference Call Announcing 2011 Fourth Quarter Results
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, will announce its 2011 fourth quarter results on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 before the financial markets open.
finance.yahoo.com
Unicredit Says It Bought Back Almost EUR2 Billion Of Own Hybrid Bonds
Unicredit SpA (UCG.MI) said Monday it had bought back almost EUR2 billion of its own debt securities.
www.foxbusiness.com
MarketAxess Releases Year-End Review of 2011 U.S. Corporate Bond Market
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. , the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for U.S. and European high-grade corporate bonds, emerging markets bonds and other types of fixed-income securities, today released its first year-end review of trading activity in the U.S.
finance.yahoo.com
Sarah builds Bonds with cute babies
SHE helped search for Australia's Next Top Model - now Sarah Murdoch is on the hunt again - this time for the next Bonds Babies.
www.dailytelegraph.com.au
Fitch Downgrades Various Distressed U.S. RMBS Bonds to 'Dsf'
Fitch Ratings has downgraded 489 distressed bonds in 291 U.S. RMBS transactions to 'Dsf'. The downgrades indicate that the bonds have incurred a principal write-down. Of the bonds downgraded to 'Dsf', all classes were previously rated 'Csf' or 'CCsf'.
finance.yahoo.com
Fed Said to Seek Offers for More AIG-Linked Mortgage Bonds
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is seeking offers for more of the mortgage bonds assumed in the government rescue of American International Group Inc. after a potential buyer approached the central bank, three people with knowledge of the matter said.
www.businessweek.com
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