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FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in 2008, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke moved to drop interest rates toward zero to help repair confidence in the U.S. financial system. According Bank of America Corp., the U.S. now boasts the strongest financial system in the industrialized world. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JOSHUA ROBERTS

Fed policy aids U.S. financial strength BofA deems unrivaled

NEW YORK – Five years after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke dropped U.S. interest rates toward zero to end the worst economic crisis...
THE ROGER WILLIAMS National Memorial visitors center on North Main Street in Providence is closed due to the partial federal government shutdown. In Washington, a deadlock on the federal budget caused the Bloomberg U.S. Financial Conditions Index to fall on Thursday. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

Shutdown, debt-ceiling talks tighten U.S. financial conditions

NEW YORK - Financial conditions tightened after the first face-to-face talks between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to break the budget logjam...

Treasuries climb as U.S. growth concern spurs demand for safety

WASHINGTON - Treasuries advanced for a second day, recouping more than half the losses posted since Federal Reserve policy makers announced more stimulus last...
THE U.S. FEDERAL Reserve building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI

Banks use $1.77T stockpile to double treasury buying

NEW YORK - The gap between U.S. bank deposits and loans is growing at the fastest pace in two years, providing lenders with more...
TREASURY NOTES remained higher after the U.S. sale of $24 billion in 10-year notes drew a record low auction yield. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI

U.S. 10-year sells at record low yield

WASHINGTON - Treasury notes remained higher after the U.S. sale of $24 billion in 10-year notes drew a record low auction yield. The securities were...

U.S. 7-year may yield record low at auction

NEW YORK - The Treasury Department’s $29 billion sale of seven-year notes may draw a record low yield of 1.357 percent, according to...
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