Word: bonds
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Indexing you can probably do for four or fivebasis points," said one alumnus and financialexpert, referring to the so-called "passive"investing of money spread out over standard stockand bond indices...
...ILLINOIS Carol Moseley Braun (D) 55% Richard Williamson 45% IOWA Jean Lloyd-Jones (D) 28% Charles E. Grassley (R) inc. 72% KANSAS Gloria O'Dell (D) 32% Robert Dole (R) inc. 64% MARYLAND Barbara Mikulski (D) inc. 71% Alan Keyes (R) 29% MISSOURI Geri Rothman-Serot (D) 46% Kit Bond (R) inc. 54% PENNSYLVANIA Lynn Yeakel (D) 49% Arlen Specter (R) inc. 51% SOUTH DAKOTA Charlene Haar (R) 33% Tom Daschle (D) inc. 65% WASHINGTON Patty Murray (D) 55% Rod Chandler (R) 45% Source: Associated Press...
...POLLS UNTIL NEXT WEEK, but Wall Street is already casting its ballots. Anticipating a changing of the guard and a new economic game plan focusing on growth rather than fighting inflation, the stock market has largely rallied behind Governor Bill Clinton. But in the bond market, the Democratic ticket is receiving a vote of no confidence. Since Labor Day, yields on 30-year Treasury bonds have soared 41 basis points, to 7.61%. Yields jumped 9 points last week. Bond traders are worried that Clinton's economic program will be inflationary and lead to larger budget deficits, higher interest rates...
...dismal U.S. economy and global currency turmoil. Although stocks reacted favorably last week in response to reports of higher corporate earnings, fewer jobless claims and signs of a rebound in housing, analysts say the market is looking forward to a change in the White House. Not so the bond market, which has enjoyed a 12-year reign of sliding interest rates and tamed inflation...
...like voters, Wall Street can be fickle. The market is concerned that a Clinton landslide would give the Democrats too much of a license to tax and spend. Such a mandate could send stocks into a downward tailspin. On the other hand, bond market inflationary fears may be overblown. With unemployment high , and factory capacity low, sharp increases in wages and prices are unlikely...