U.S. bond prices fell Wednesday on violence in Libya. An auction of $35 billion in five-year notes met with little demand, while 10-year Treasury prices fell 22 cents per $100 invested. Stocks also declined as a result of the L…
Washington has been borrowing Social Security’s surpluses for decades and issuing IOUs in return. However, the ability to pay those IOUs depends on the Treasury borrowing more money on global bond markets at affordable rates. T…
For years, policymakers have reassured the public that Social Security will be solvent for decades. But outlay and income data from the Treasury reveal that Social Security is already deep in the red — by $76 billion in 2010 a…
With the fears of a European sovereign debt crisis growing worse, the Spanish government said Wednesday that it’s taking several measures to stop the fiscal contagion from reaching its shores, including selling a 30% stake in i…
With the fears of a European sovereign debt crisis growing worse, the Spanish government said Wednesday that it’s taking several measures to stop the fiscal contagion from reaching its shores, including selling a 30% stake in i…