Elizabeth Stanton

Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Says Economy at Risk of Recession

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

The Federal Open Market Committee now says the threat of recession outweighs the threat of inflation, setting the stage for a rate cut.

02:51PM 12/19/00

As Fed Meets, Rate Cuts Draw Nearer

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

Monetary policymakers may skip a step toward lowering the fed funds rate. Or did they already take that step?

05:57PM 12/18/00

Yields Keep Dropping as Stocks Provide More Reasons to Buy Bonds

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

That the Fed is expected to start easing doesn't hurt, but that is fully discounted, bond pros say.

05:41PM 12/15/00

Treasuries Rally for a Third Day as Inflation Stays Tame

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

As expensive as bonds have become, traders are afraid to bet against them.

05:08PM 12/14/00

Yields Sink Thanks to Weakness in Retail Sales

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

The apparent end of the presidential contest also brought out buyers, analysts said.

05:34PM 12/13/00

Retail Sales Fall Sharply Because of Sagging Auto Sector

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

11:29AM 12/13/00

Keyed-Up Bond Market Takes a Bit of Comfort from Nasdaq Decline

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

Trading is largely on hold ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Florida recounts.

05:15PM 12/12/00

Treasuries Surrender Gore-Gotten Gains

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

As hope fades that the Fed will lower interest rates imminently, short-maturity rates rise most.

04:45PM 12/11/00

Treasuries Pare Losses After Court Finds for Gore

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

For most of the session, rising wages and stocks weighed on bond prices.

06:24PM 12/08/00

Job Growth Slowed in November, but Wage Growth Accelerated

By Elizabeth Roy Stanton

The unemployment rate rose to 4% from 3.9%, but the pace of wage growth hit 4%, the fastest in nearly two years.

09:43AM 12/08/00