Bond Investors Face Rate Threat (Again)

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The forecast for bond markets is not very bright for 2005, due to a weak American dollar, expected deficits, and rising inflation. But then the forecast for 2004 was not very good either, and the bond markets had a return of 4.3 percent.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Commodity & service prices, Security brokers and dealers, Securities & Commodities Services, Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities, Prices and rates, Forecasts and trends, Securities industry, Capital market, Capital markets, Market trend/market analysis, Government securities, Bonds, Bonds (Securities), Company pricing policy, 2004 AD, Industry forecasts, 2005 AD

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Labor Unions Enter Social Security Debate

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Labor unions such as the AFL-CIO are pressuring the financial industry to withhold support from President Bush's plans to overhaul Social Security.

Government domestic functions, Public affairs, Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Social Security, Political activity, Social policy, Political aspects, AFL-CIO, Labor movement, Labour movement, Securities Industry Association

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Benchmark Long Bond Returning

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The news that the United States Treasury Department is re-introducing the 30-year bond in order to finance the deficit made many traders happy.

Product introduction, New Products/Services, Treasury securities, United States. Department of the Treasury, Government finance, Treasury bonds

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