WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small businesses and consumers were wary about taking advantage of easier credit in the first quarter, but loan demand among large firms grew, the Federal Reserve said in a report on Monday that showed credit markets thawing unevenly. Full story
Government bond prices were little changed Thursday ahead of the long holiday weekend and auctions of new debt next week. Full story
The economy of the 17-nation eurozone is rolling ahead nicely outside of the handful of countries hit by the debt crisis, as strong demand from Asia and Latin America buoy Germany and France's high-value exports of technology, industrial goods and luxury items. Full story
Mounting inflation fears are beginning to throw a scare into the US bond market, with Shawn Matthews, CEO Cantor Fitzgerald.
Discussing whether Meredith Whitney's predictions on the muni bond market are overblown, with Thomas Doe, Municipal Market Advisors CEO, and Doug Dachille, First Principles Capital Mgmt. CEO.
Why more voices say trouble is brewing in the muni bond market, with Richard Ciccarone, McDonnell Investments, and Peter Kaufman, Gordian Group.
Treasurys will likely have the least attractive returns in the fixed income market in 2011, according to Leslie Barbi of RS Investments.
