Bonds

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills falling to their lowest level in six weeks.

The Greek finance ministry says the country's debt inspectors will meet with Greek officials in Paris on Tuesday to move ahead with the stalled review of the nation's financial reforms.

Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities trimmed their holdings slightly in September after hitting a record in the previous month.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills rising to their highest point since March.

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Monday that the bank stands ready to buy government bonds if inflation in the 18-country eurozone fails to rise as anticipated, a hint that helped shore up stock markets and put pressure on the euro.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has offered a bleak assessment of global economic prospects, comparing potential troubles to red warning lights on a car's dashboard.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills rising to their highest level since August and rates on six-month bills unchanged.

Federal regulators have fined 13 brokerage firms, including Charles Schwab, JPMorgan Securities and TD Ameritrade, accusing them of failing to protect retail investors in sales of high-risk bonds issued by Puerto Rico's debt-strapped government.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills rising to their highest level since late June.

The midterm slugfest for control of the U.S. Senate could have far-reaching effects on the economy.

The midterm slugfest for control of the U.S. Senate could have far-reaching effects on the economy.

Britain is repaying some of the 2 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) it still owes investors who helped finance World War I.

Puerto Rico government officials are looking to a 68 percent increase in an oil tax to help sell up to $2.9 billion in bonds and strengthen one of the island's largest public corporations amid bankruptcy concerns.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction with six-month bills rising to their highest level in more than three months.

Federal regulators are proceeding with new rules that ease guidelines for banks selling mortgage securities and could mean fewer borrowers will need to make hefty down payments.

New U.S. rules aimed at getting banks to take on more of the risk when they package and sell mortgage securities are being relaxed with an eye to spurring broader home lending.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills reaching their highest level since July.

Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities boosted their holdings in August to a record high.

Average U.S. mortgage rates tumbled this week, with the 30-year loan hitting its lowest level since June 2013 as Treasury bond yields marked new lows.

Investors flooded into the U.S. Treasury market in a way not seen since the depths of the financial crisis, causing the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to fall below 2 percent for the first time in more than a year.