Kansas City Fed's chairman supports tapering

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Esther George, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City president, announced during his speech on Thursday that U.S. economy is improving and labor market conditions are quite good to start tapering stimulus, which now stands at $85 billion per month. On these news U.S. government bonds' almost stopped falling, as the 10-year bond yields added only 0.01% to 2.66% at 5:40 GMT on Friday.
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Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:06:04 GMT

Consumer spending in France drops against expectations

French households' consumption declined 0.4% in August on a monthly basis, while analysts forecasted the consumption to add 0.3% after July gain of 0.4%. It is worth pointing out that the French bought 0.7% less food and 1% less energy products, while spending on durable goods decreased only by 0.3%. On the annual basis spending slumped 0.1% against 0.3% increase

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:33:03 GMT

BHP sells bonds with lower yields and higher maturity

BHP Billiton Ltd., an Australian mining and petroleum company, sold $5 billion of corporate bonds, as the yields declined amid signs of economic recovery in Europe and U.S., which can boost demand for commodities. Bond maturity varies from three to 30 years, while the 30-year bond yields decreased to 5.001%. BHP Billiton Ltd. equities traded today 0.03% higher to $36.36

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