Investors are buying a larger share of U.S. Treasuries sold at government auctions than ever before.

Bipartisan bill would limit agency's ability to impose rules on overseas derivatives trades and on corporate end users, and require disclosure of costs of Dodd-Frank regulations.

Recovery enables BOJ to avoid adding to monetary stimulus, despite drop in consumer confidence.

Despite underwhelming investment in 2013, economists and investors expect capex to increase this year.