Bonds

Bank Swap for U.K. Bonds May Reach 90 Billion Pounds, FT Says (Bloomberg.com)

16 May 2008

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s biggest banks may exchange as much as 90 billion pounds ($175.2 billion) of mortgage backed assets for government bonds with the Bank of England, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people in debt markets.

Japan's 10-Year Bonds Rise on Speculation U.S. Economy to Slow (Bloomberg.com)

16 May 2008

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese government bonds rose for a second day after a Federal Reserve report showed manufacturing fell in the U.S., Japan's largest export market.

Japan's Bonds May Rise on Speculation Economic Growth to Slow (Bloomberg.com)

16 May 2008

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese bonds may rise as a government report is expected to show growth in the world's second-largest economy slowed in the first quarter.