Bonds

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were unchanged in Monday's auction with both the three-month and six-month bills going for the same rates as the previous week.

Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay $3.15 billion to resolve claims that it misled U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about risky mortgage securities it sold them before the housing market collapsed in 2007.

Bank of America's purchase of Countrywide Financial has cost it tens of billions of dollars over the past six years.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week, with the 30-year loan rate hitting its low for the year.

Officials familiar with the deal say Bank of America has reached a record $17 billion settlement with federal and state authorities over its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were unchanged in Monday's auction.

Foreign buyers of U.S. Treasury securities increased their holdings in June, topping $6 trillion for the first time.

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Thursday, with Australia's benchmark leading gains on a crop of healthy earnings reports.

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

Asia stocks rose Monday as subdued Chinese inflation, a rebound by Japanese markets and the latest easing of tensions over Ukraine helped offset unease about Iraq.

Asian stocks sank Friday as jitters over the crises in Iraq and Ukraine escalated but Chinese stocks rose after trade figures showed surprisingly strong growth in exports.

The International Court of Justice says it has received a filing from Argentina seeking to have the court hear a complaint by Argentina about U.S. court rulings on its sovereign debt restructuring.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills declined in Monday's auction with rates on three-month bills falling to their lowest level since late April.

A U.S. judge says Argentina officials "must stop" publicly uttering what he calls "half truths" about the South American nation's debt crisis case.

Greece's government says its next meetings with international debt inspectors will take place in Paris instead of Athens — a move it says signals the country is no longer under "intense pressure" to make austerity measures.

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

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on six-month bills unchanged while rates on three-month bills dropped to the lowest level since late April.

Citigroup will pay $7 billion to settle an investigation into risky subprime mortgages, the type that helped fuel the financial crisis.

Despite Washington's shenanigans, China and other foreign investors have little choice but to continue buying U.S. debt. 

Two auctions for short-term U.S. debt got a lukewarm reception from investors amid growing concerns over the looming debt ceiling and a potential default.