THE BIG ONE?
Treasuries Rise as Money Market Rates Surge, ECB Provides Funds
By Elizabeth Stanton
Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries rose, led by short- maturity notes, after European money market rates surged and the European Central Bank said it would provide unlimited funds at a below-market rate of 4 percent to avert a liquidity crisis.
Investors are demanding more compensation in the form of higher yields to provide funds to non-government borrowers after losses in bonds backed by subprime mortgages. Futures traders fully priced in a quarter percentage point cut in borrowing costs by the Federal Reserve at its next meeting on Sept. 18 to assure the smooth functioning of financial markets.
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