Adam writes, “Are investors following the herd into 10 and 30 year Treasury bonds any smarter than those that followed the herd into commodities this past July?”   Read More

Here's another business news item for my collection of really important stuff that no one will read about: the yield curve.   Read More

New intrigue will arrive in the late afternoon when the Fed releases its balance sheet, says bond expert Tony Crescenzi.   Read More

If you're confused over changes in the TARP program CNBC's Steve Liesman thinks you could be missing something vital.   Read More

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson backed away from buying troubled mortgage assets with the $700 billion bailout fund, favoring instead a broader use of the money...   Read More

The weekend was extremely busy in the world of finance. Starting in South Korea, this nation cut its overnight interest rates by 75 basis points to 4.25%. Genuflecting at the altar of low rates/high liquidity, the Bank of Korea cut rates for the 2nd time this month and by the most ever in one move as the country is experiencing drastically lower growth (0.6% GDP) and a shut off of lending to smaller firms.    Read More

As G7 finance ministers urgently discuss measures to ease the financial crisis, investors can't help but wonder what else can the government do?   Read More

Late in the day Treasury Secretary Paulson did disappoint traders by saying it would take several weeks before Treasury would buy assets, but he also mentioned the powers to inject capital into financial institutions that the Treasury now has.    Read More

Can you trust bond ETFs? Investors are turning to bonds and exchange-traded funds for stability and safety. But in this installment of CNBC 101, Trader Talk blogger Bob Pisani tells why bond ETFs may be hiding more than meets the eye.   Read More

Investors with steadier nerves than the consensus will win. Substantial strains continue to exist in the money market, as evidenced by Libor and Treasury bill rates. It's the widest spread to the fed funds target since 1987, says bond expert Tony Crescenzi.   Read More