Department of Labor

• Fed Looking for Four Straight 200,000 Payrolls

  By Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  June 7, 2013

  Federal Reserve will keep buying bonds until job growth averages 200,000 or more for four months in a row, according to two former Fed economists.

• Treasury Yields Near 14-Month High on Bets Fed Will Cut Buying

  By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg  |  June 4, 2013

  Treasuries due in a decade or more are at their cheapest level since July 2011, relative to their global peers with comparable maturities.

• No Imminent Change to Quantitative Easing

  By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  May 22, 2013

  Minutes from the Fed's May 1 meeting indicate that policymakers are not yet ready to rock the boat.

• U.S. Bonds Offering Relatively Good Value

  By Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg  |  May 20, 2013

  Yields considerably higher for U.S. government bonds than for U.K. gilts, and Treasuries are cheapest in 23 years vs. German bunds.

• Soaring U.S. Revenue May Lead to Drop in Bond Sales

  By Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg, Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  May 13, 2013

  Wall Street’s biggest bond dealers are starting to forecast that the U.S. Treasury will reduce the size of its debt auctions in coming months.

• Dollar Rallies, Jobless Claims at Lowest Level in Five Years

  By John Detrixhe and Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg  |  May 9, 2013

  The 'market is changing its mind regarding U.S. data'—as the dollar makes gains against euro and yen.

• Business Loans Lead Credit Thaw, Fed Says

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Survey shows pickup in demand for commercial loans.

• U.S. Payrolls Rise 165,000 in April

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  Stronger-than-expected jobs report includes four-year low on jobless rate.

• U.S. Jobless Claims Drop to Five-Year Low

  By Alex Kowalski and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  May 2, 2013

  While decline in claims suggests fewer firing, it doesn’t ensure more hiring.

• Fed Seen Slowing Stimulus by Year-End

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Aki Ito and Catarina Saraiva, Bloomberg  |  May 1, 2013

  Fed policymakers aren't expected to announce any change after today's meeting.