JGBs dip after Treasuries fall on Fed auction eyed

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- JGBs dip after Treasuries fall on Fed auction eyed
- Currents | Events An Auction With Training Wheels
- Ritchie Bros. Turns ld Machines to Cash at Auctions
- Bonds boosted by record auction
- Tampa Steel Company Auctions Football-Related Sculptures

JGBs dip after Treasuries fall on Fed auction eyed
Reuters 
Treasuries tumbled on the Federal Reserve’sperceived caution towards buying long-dated debt while Tokyoshares gained and cut some safety bids. Treasuries fell on Wednesday after the Fed said it wasprepared to buy long-dated bonds but came up short of sometraders’ expectations for a bolder move. The issue amount was raised to 2 trillion yen ($22. 44billion) from 1. 8 trillion yen at the last auction for the samematurity in December. The coupon was expected to fall to 0.

Currents | Events An Auction With Training Wheels
New York Times United States 
css); Currents – Events – An Auction With Training Wheels – NYTimes. 14 and 15 at Sollo Rago Modern an auction house in Lambertville N. 14 and 15 at Sollo Rago Modern an auction house in Lambertville N.
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Ritchie Bros. Turns ld Machines to Cash at Auctions
Bloomberg 
the closely held San Rafael California-based generalcontracting company. Proceeds from this year?s auctions — bothlive and on the Internet — will help Ghilotti pay for $10million in planned new-equipment purchases. A global recession that?s hobbling sales growth at farm- andconstruction-equipment makers including Amsterdam-based CNH GlobalNV and Caterpillar Inc. hasn?t hurt Ritchie Bros. The Canadiancompany auctioned off a record $3. 57 billion worth of equipmentlast year a 12 percent increase over 2007 as financially strappedbuyers sought alternatives to high-priced new machines.

Bonds boosted by record auction
CNNMoney.com 
com) — Treasurys rallied Tuesday after a record 2-year note auction attracted more bidders than available notes. Bonds were also boosted by hopes that the Federal Reserve will offer more details Wednesday about the possibility that it may step in and buy its own debt which would provide a surge of demand. The central bank began its two-day policy-making meeting Tuesday. With interest rates in a range of 0% to 0. 25% there’s not much room to go lower.

Tampa Steel Company Auctions Football-Related Sculptures
Tampa Tribune FL 
The display includes a 25-foot-tall art structure topped by a 12-foot-tall steel football plus a dozen sculptures depicting teams in the National Football League playoffs this year”The sculptures were designed by artists in Tampa Dallas and elsewhere” said Todd Brooks public relations representative managing Gerdau Ameristeel’s Super Bowl program. “They created 21 sculptures to account for teams that might have appeared in this year’s playoffs and all will be auctioned for charity. Gerdau AmeriSteel is donating all 21 sculptures including a Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ pirate ship for an auction at ebay. The starting price is $500 for the 2-by-2-by-1-foot sculptures that weigh between eight and 80 pounds Bragalone said. The auction which runs through Feb. 5 will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County.

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