Bid Government Auctions News
- Nation + World Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:06PM(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Tim DeChristopher talks with reporters shortly after he was escorted out of BLM offices in Salt Lake City for placing bogus bids on oil and gas leases at a federal auction.
- US House to hold symbolic debt vote Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:32AMDefying a White House veto threat, US lawmakers vote Tuesday on a "Tea Party"-backed plan requiring draconian cuts in government spending as the price to avert a ruinous early August debt default.
- Investors turn to farming as crop prices rise Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:22PMBraden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields were auctioned last summer, it was the 33-year-old software executive who made the winning bid.
- Obama Pushes for U.S. Debt Deal While Dismissing Republican Plan Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:02AMPresident Barack Obama, pressing congressional leaders for a multi trillion-dollar agreement in deficit-cutting talks he said are “running out of time,” dismissed a plan that House Republicans are pushing as not “serious.”
- Treasuries Rise as Europe Debt Crisis Intensifies, Fuels Safety Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:01AMTreasuries gained, pushing 10-year note yields to the lowest level since December, as Europe’s debt crisis worsened and the Federal Reserve squelched speculation it would provide more stimulus while the economic recovery slowed.
- Down On The Farm, Tulsa Investor, Others See Big Potential Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:16PMA new breed of gentleman farmer is shaking up the American heartland. Rich investors with no ties to farming, no dirt under their nails, are confident enough to wager big on a patch of earth.
- Investors see big potential in farming Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:12PMBraden Janowski has never planted seeds or brought in a harvest. He doesn’t even own overalls. Yet when 430 acres of Michigan cornfields was auctioned last summer, it was Janowski, a brash, 33-year-old software executive, who made the winning bid. It was so high — $4 million, 25 percent above the next-highest — that some farmers [...]
- Pennsylvania C-Stores Could Soon Sell Liquor Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:02PMHARRISBURG, Pa. -- Convenience store retailers could soon get in on the action when it comes to selling liquor at their Pennsylvania stores. For the past several decades, customers could only buy liquor from state-run locations.
- Treasury Bond Auction Demand Rises as Investors Downplay Moody’s Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:47PMThe Treasury attracted higher-than average-demand for a third consecutive sale at today’s auction of 30-year bonds as investors downplayed Moody’s Investors Service’s warning that the nation’s rating may be downgraded.
- Treasuries Remain Lower After Retail Sales, Unemployment Claims Reports Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:25AMU.S. government debt fell earlier as the U.S. prepared to sell $13 billion of 30-year bonds and after Moody’s Investors Service put the U.S. on review for a downgrade yesterday.
- Flash Mobs Battle Foreclosures in Spain Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:01AMSpain has become a battleground between banks hurt by residential mortgage arrears and debt-laden homeowners appealing to the government to reduce the burden on those facing foreclosure
- Yield on Italy Bonds in Auction Highest Since 2008 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:45AMItaly sold 4.5 billion euros ($6.4 billion) in long-term debt on Thursday in a series of auctions seen as a gauge of market confidence in the country and of the wider euro zone.
- Italy expected to pass crucial bond auction test Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:57AMFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Italy is expected to succeed in selling bonds on Thursday in a crucial test of its ability to continue funding itself from the markets. But a smooth sale would not remove longer-term worries over its financial health.
- Pa. liquor bill would give grocery stores, large retailers share of sales Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:23AMHARRISBURG - New high-profile legislation to privatize the state liquor stores would let grocery stores and large retailers get in on a big share of the action. House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-28, Pittsburgh, unveiled a comprehensive bill Wednesda
- Stocks, Euro Retreat, Treasuries Gain as Europe Concern Grows Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:37PMGlobal stocks extended the biggest three-day slump since March and the euro weakened as Ireland’s debt rating was cut to junk, adding to signs Europe’s crisis is spreading. Treasury 10-year yields touched a 2011 low.
- Indifferent Stokes? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:06PM“Stokes for mayor!” chirps the young woman who answers the telephone at Carl Stokes’ 12th District City Council campaign office in the late morning of July 6. Asked for the candidate, who is running for City Council, the woman takes a phone number and pro
- U.S. 3-Year Yields Rise as Europe Concern Eases, U.S. Sells Debt Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:35PMTreasury three-year note yields rose from the lowest level since November as concern eased that Europe’s sovereign debt crisis is worsening and the U.S. sold $32 billion of the debt in the first of three sales this week.
- Stocks, Euro Trim Loss, Italy Bonds Gain; Commodities Erase Drop Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:06PMGlobal stocks trimmed declines, stabilizing a day after the biggest selloff since March, and the euro pared earlier losses after Italy and Greece sold debt and European governments worked to halt the region’s credit crisis. Treasuries remained lower after a $32 billion auction.
- Treasuries Stay Lower as U.S. Sells $32 Billion of 3-Year Notes Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:06PMTreasuries remained lower after the U.S. auctioned $32 billion in three-year debt in the first of three note and bond offerings this week.
- Treasurys Mixed Following Decent Debt Sale Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:46PMPrices of U.S. 10-year Treasury notes turned flat Tuesday, erasing earlier gains as bond dealers made room for $32 billion worth of three-year debt to be auctioned later.
- Treasury 3-Year Notes May Yield 0.680% at $32 Billion Auction, Survey Says Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 1:13PMThe Treasury Department’s $32 billion sale of three-year notes may draw a yield of 0.680 percent, according to the average forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of 10 of the Federal Reserve’s 20 primary dealers.
- San Miguel to ramp up power portfolio Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:05PMBY EUAN PAULO C. AÑONUEVO REPORTER SAN Miguel Corp. is planning to pad up its power generation portfolio in anticipation of open access in the sector. Alan Ortiz, SMC Global Power Holdings Corp. president, said the company would vie for the remaining state power assets it is qualified to bid for. “We’re joining the bid [...]
- U.S. 10-Year Yield Slides to July Low on Greece, U.S. Outlook Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:51PMTreasuries rose, pushing 10-year note yields to the lowest level this month, as Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis intensified and before data this week forecast to show the U.S. economic recovery is slowing.
- Pike Builds An Empire—& Rebuilds A City Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:31AMNew Haven’s busiest real-estate developers looked out from a downtown rooftop onto a city they’re remaking at breakneck speed, from subsidized housing to penthouse duplexes, with a fresh million infusion. No wonder “Pike International” signs have become practically as visible as stop signs.
- Cash Crunch Kills China Debt Sale Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:08AMChina’s finance ministry failed to sell all of the debt offered at an auction for the third time this year as a cash crunch damped demand from banks.
- Buyers rush to beat stamp duty changes Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:00AMHOME buyers keen to beat the August 1 changes to stamp duty, which could add to the cost of buying a home, are boosting numbers at open houses.
- Kenya Three-Month Debt Yields Drop for 4th Week as Demand Is Double Offer Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:28AMKenya’s three-month borrowing costs fell for the fourth successive weekly auction as investors bid for double the amount of bills the central bank offered.
- Industry Minister Paradis asks officials to review Nortel patent auction Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:47AMOTTAWA — The sale of Nortel Networks’ patent portfolio to a group of technology heavyweights, including Canada’s Research In Motion Ltd., could face a review under the Investment Canada Act.
- Ottawa may probe Nortel patent auction Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:44PMIndustry Minister Christian Paradis is asking his officials to look into how the Investment Canada Act may apply to the Nortel patent auction.
- China Seven-Year Bond Sale Draws Least Demand in 10 Months on Cash Crunch Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:09AMChina’s sale of seven-year bonds today drew the least demand in more than 10 months, reflecting a cash crunch after the central bank boosted lenders’ reserve- requirement ratios in each of the last eight months.
- Monkey business and more at library auction Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:36PMDALLAS – What do potato pancakes, an outdoor flea market and monkeys have in common?
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- Nigeria: FG Needs Naira Stability to Safe Economy, Says CBN Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:02AMNigeria needs a stable currency to keep the raging inflation in the country under control, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said at the weekend.
- Subprime Mortgages Lead Credit Rally as Greek Concern Ebbs Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:53PMInvestor confidence in debt from subprime mortgage securities to investment-grade bonds is rebounding after tumbling last month on concern that a Greek default would infect credit markets.
- China Buying Too Many Treasurys Inspired Rule Change: Report Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:26PMA Reuters report today hearkens back to a happier time, when China was apparently buying too much Treasury debt.
- How The U.S. Treasury Changed Its Rules Because It Caught China Buying More Bonds Than It Disclosed Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:14PMRemember when the Treasury Department modified its rules for government bond auctions two years ago? Turns out "technical modernization" was a euphemism for China buying more treasuries than it had disclosed, according to a new report from Reuters .
- China caught buying extra U.S. Treasuries Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:45AMThe rules of U.S. Treasury auctions may not sound like the stuff of high-stakes diplomacy. But a little-noticed 2009 change in how Washington sells its debt sheds new light on America’s delicate balancing act with its biggest creditor, China
- Does the latest 7-year Treasury auction suggest buyers wary of the end of QE II Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:43AM"Treasurys extend slide on tepid auction, U.S. 7-year notes sold amid lukewarm reception" read the M
- U.S. caught China buying more Treasuries than disclosed Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:01AMBy Emily Flitter
- Nigerian Naira Heads for Best Quarter in 14 as Bank to Lifts Curb on Flows Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:29AMNigeria’s naira headed for the biggest three-month gain in 14 quarters against the dollar after demand for the U.S. currency ebbed before the central bank lifts curbs on foreign investors’ debt holdings.
- Treasury 10-Year Notes Drop Most Over Three Days Since November Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:38PMTreasury 10-year notes fell the most over a three-day stretch since November after a third government note auction this week drew poor demand and Greek passage of an austerity bill reduced the risk of default.
- Treasury 10-Year Notes Head for Biggest 3-Day Drop in 7 Months Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:08PMTreasury 10-year notes headed for their biggest three-day drop since November after a third government note auction this week drew poor demand and Greek passage of an austerity bill reduced the risk of default.
- UPDATE 4-Weak demand mars third straight U.S. bond auction Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:08PM(Recasts; adds auction stats) NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - A poor U.S. Treasury auctionon Wednesday rounded out one of the worst weeks for U.S. debtsales in a year as receding fears that Greece was on ...
- Greek vote boosts risk appetite; stocks rise Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:13PMBy Manuela Badawy
- GLOBAL MARKETS-Greek vote boosts risk appetite; stocks rise Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:47PM* Greece passes austerity plan, easing default fears * World stocks rise for 3rd day, US crude gains 2 percent * Greek vote boosts risk appetite NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - World stocks advanced for ...
- Treasuries Drop as Third U.S. Note Auction This Week Produces Poor Demand Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:43PMTreasuries fell as a third government note auction this week produced poor demand after Greek lawmakers passed the first part of an austerity plan needed to maintain access to bailout funds.
- GLOBAL MARKETS-Greek vote boosts risk appetite; stocks higher Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:37PM* Greece passes austerity plan, easing default fears * World stocks rise for 3rd day, US oil rises more than $2 * Greek vote boosts market confidence NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - World stocks rose for ...
- Stocks, Oil Advance After Greece Passes Austerity Plan Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:23PMStocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the biggest three-day rally since March, after Greece passed austerity measures, pending home sales climbed and Monsanto Co. beat revenue estimates. Oil surged while the dollar declined.
- Treasury 7-Year Notes May Yield 2.420% at $29 Billion Auction, Survey Says Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:14PMThe Treasury Department’s $29 billion sale of seven-year notes may draw a yield of 2.420 percent, according to the average forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of eight of the Federal Reserve’s 20 primary dealers.
- GLOBAL MARKETS-Greek vote fuels gains Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:31PM* Greece passes austerity plan, easing default fears * World stocks rise for 3rd day, US oil rises more than $2 * Greek vote boost market confidence NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - World stocks rose for ...
