The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital

Oct 28, 2009

USA Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s plans to lock in near record-low borrowing costs in 2010 may mean a second year of losses on longer-term bonds. After selling $1.9 trillion of short-term securities to finance President Barack Obama’s efforts to end the worst recession since the 1930s, the Treasury plans to lengthen the average due date of its outstanding debt to 72 months from a 26- year low of 49 months. That may mean boosting sales of 10- and 30-year bonds by 40 percent o ...

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