Investors look to risk after Summers leaves Fed chair contest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors took the withdrawal on Sunday of former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers as a candidate to head the U.S. Federal Reserve as a green light for...
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Exclusive: Brazil says Fitch decision to maintain stable outlook is ‘fair’
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Finance Minister Guido Mantega told Reuters on Thursday that Fitch's decision to maintain Brazil's debt outlook at stable was "fair" given the country's robust finances and dwindling...
Yields soar as jobs data stokes Fed fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yields on Treasuries hit multiyear highs on Friday after a surprisingly strong monthly jobs report added to speculation that the Federal Reserve will soon slow its...
How the Fed could ruin your summer holiday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Have your summer vacation all booked? Hoping to ignore your phone for a while, feeling safe in your investments and secure in the knowledge that the...
Billionaire investors take aim at Fed’s policies at Sohn event
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wealthy money managers bashed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's easy money policies at a closely watched annual investment conference and charitable event on Wednesday. The Sohn...
Justice Department, states weigh action against Moody’s
(Reuters) - The Justice Department and multiple states are discussing also suing Moody's Corp for defrauding investors, according to people familiar with the matter, but any such move will likely...
Prices seesaw after jobless and manufacturing data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prices for U.S. Treasuries seesawed in choppy trading Friday after data showed a slight rise in the unemployment rate, but gains were checked by a separate...
Analysis: U.S. rating still at risk despite reduced threats from DC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The retreat by Republicans from threats to push the United States into a debt crisis has stayed the hand of at least one credit ratings agency,...
Fitch backs away from downgrade of U.S. credit rating
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rating agency Fitch on Monday stepped back from its threat to cut the United State's triple-A credit rating in the next few months, citing the recent...
Analysis: Rating agencies won’t cut U.S. on fiscal cliff – yet
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The stalled progress in the Washington budget battle may be rattling markets but the gridlock among policymakers will not move the rating agencies to downgrade the...