NEW YORK - The Treasury Department said it will auction $41 billion five-year notes on Wednesday, Oct. 28 and $44 billion two-year notes on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
The five-years are due Oct. 31, 2014. The two-years are due Oct. 31, 2011. The notes are dated Oct. 31.
Three universities in the Northeast found a market for their bonds despite larger headwinds for the higher education sector in the region.
While the state is most concerned about stopping the fires, credit rating agencies are monitoring the situation.
"What the market's really trying to figure out is what that Warsh regime is going to mean," said Tom Kozlik of HilltopSecurities. "Folks are really trying to position their mindsets, position their portfolios."
The Wall Street banks targeted in the rate-rigging lawsuit wanted the top court to overturn class certification.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking for proposals that leverage public private partnerships to solve traffic bottlenecks through the use of tolled express lanes .
"Investors typically start positioning for heavy summer redemptions in summer, so the market typically performs well enough through the first half of June and we do not believe that this year will be any different," Barclays strategists said.
