U.S. Treasury
Treasury turns $25 billion profit from mortgage securities
Monday, March 19, 2012
The U.S. Treasury has profited from buying mortgage-backed securities during the financial crisis.
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A cautionary tale on money market mutual funds
Monday, March 12, 2012
You can't trust the money market mutual fund pledge not to break a buck -- at least not with your safe money, the money you depend on to be there in tough times like 2008.
The future of low-cost borrowing
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The Federal Reserve's policy of low interest rates allows the government to borrow money at little cost. But analysts predict it's just a matter of time before interest rates shoot back up.
Italian police seize $6 trillion in fake bonds
Friday, February 17, 2012
Yep, that’s trillion with a “T”.
Good news on U.S. savings bonds
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Treasury says it will keep the current $20,000 annual maximum on savings bonds purchases.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Mubarak resigns, phasing-out Fannie and Freddie
Friday, February 11, 2011
Cheers erupted out of Egypt today as Hosni Mubarak stepped down from the presidency, handing over political power to the military. As Alisa Roth...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Bonds and bags of money
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Today we learned about the U.S. Treasury, who for the first time ever is selling bonds with a negative rate of return. Translations? The investors...
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