Foreigners flee from U.S. government bonds in April: Treasury By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign investors dumped U.S. government debt in April and were net sellers of all long-dated U.S. securities for the third consecutive month, the U.S. Treasury said on Friday. Selling was heavily concentrated in Treasury bonds and notes, with overseas investors unloading $54.5 billion, the first net outflow in seven months. Private investors alone sold ...
June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
Foreigners Leave U.S. Government Bonds in April Foreign investors dumped U.S. government debt in April and were net sellers of all long-dated U.S. securities for the third consecutive month.
June 14, 2013 - FOX Business
S.Africa's rand extends losses on mine strike worries JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand extended losses against the dollar to more than 2.4 percent on Monday and long-dated government bond yields soared more than 30 basis points on fears of more mine labour strife. The rand hit a week's low of 10.2152 after ending Friday's session at 9.9700, edging closer to last month's four-year low of 10.2850. It was at 10.1750 by 1148 GMT, down 2 ...
June 10, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News