News Articles and Commentary of Financial Interest- Friday, 7/5

Old_Joe · July 2013

United States:

U.S. Stocks Rise as Jobs Growth Tops Economist Forecasts
"U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward its second straight weekly gain"
⇒ Link to Bloomberg Article

Treasury Yields at 2-Year Highs as Jobs Growth Supports Tapering
"Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year note yields to the highest level in almost two years"
⇒ Link to Bloomberg Article

Mortgage REITs Slide Most Since 2011 as Data Stoke Fed Concern
"Real estate investment trusts that buy mortgage debt slumped after a better-than-forecast employment report"
⇒ Link to Bloomberg Article

Municipal Bond Yields Achieve Longest Period of Gains Since 2009
"rising interest rates may challenge underwriters’ ability to price issues"
⇒ Link to Bloomberg Article

Gold Falls as Dollar Jumps Most in Eight Months on Jobs
"Gold futures fell to a one-week low as the dollar headed for the biggest gain in almost eight months"
⇒ Link to Bloomberg Article

International:

European shares led down by miners as data sparks Fed concern
"Miners and banks bore the brunt of a European stock market drop on Friday"
⇒ Link to Reuters Article

Emerging Stocks Join Currencies: Both Lower on U.S. Jobs Data
"Emerging-market stocks declined, extending a weekly slump"
⇒ Link to Bloomberg Article

Canada Dollar Falls to Lowest Since 2011 as Payrolls Contracted
"The Canadian dollar weakened past C$1.06 per U.S. dollar for the first time since October 2011"
⇒ Link to Bloomberg Article

Pound Slides Below $1.50 to 3-Month Low; Gilts Fall on U.S. Data
"The pound slumped below $1.50 to the weakest level in more than three months"
⇒ Link to Bloomberg Article

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