Bonds

Rating agency Standard & Poor's says it has lifted Hungary's sovereign debt rating out of "junk status" after upgrading the country's growth projections.

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell in July as China, the biggest foreign owner of Treasury debt, trimmed its holdings.

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell in July as China, the biggest foreign owner of Treasury debt, trimmed its holdings.

Shares in Deutsche Bank AG have plunged after the company said the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking $14 billion to settle civil claims over its handing of residential mortgage-backed securities.

Shares in Deutsche Bank AG have plunged after the company said the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking $14 billion to settle civil claims over its handing of residential mortgage-backed securities.

Deutsche Bank AG says it does not intend to pay $14 billion to settle civil claims with the U.S. Department of Justice for its handling of residential mortgage-backed securities and related transactions.

Deutsche Bank AG says it does not intend to pay $14 billion to settle civil claims with the U.S. Department of Justice for its handling of residential mortgage-backed securities and related transactions.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan reaching its highest level since June.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan reaching its highest level since June.

The federal government recorded a deficit of $107.1 billion in August, slightly lower than the July deficit.

The federal government recorded a deficit of $107.1 billion in August, slightly lower than the July deficit.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills climbing to their highest level since late 2008.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills climbing to their highest level since late 2008.

Yields for municipal bonds climbed this week, and the 10-year yield on the AP Municipal Bond index hit its highest level in a month.

U.S. equity markets experienced a steep selloff on Friday after comments from a voting member of the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee suggested a September rate hike was still a possibility.

U.S. equity markets experienced a steep selloff on Friday after comments from a voting member of the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee suggested a September rate hike was still a possibility.

A deputy finance minister in Greece says his government has "full trust" in the budget deficit data issued by the country's independent statistics authority, as the agency's former director faces trial for allegedly inflating the figures.

A deputy finance minister in Greece says his government has "full trust" in the budget deficit data issued by the country's independent statistics authority, as the agency's former director faces trial for allegedly inflating the figures.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week amid expectations in financial markets that an increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve may be on the horizon.