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Non-Agency Mortgage Bonds Rallied as Rates Declined (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. mortgage bonds without government support rose last month, as efforts by the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department to lower home-loan rates boosted investor demand.

Non-Agency Mortgage Bonds Rallied as Rates Declined (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. mortgage bonds without government support rose last month, as lower home-loan rates boosted investor demand. Securities initially rated AAA and backed by prime- jumbo mortgages with five years of fixed rates climbed 5 cents on the dollar in December to 75 cents, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. data.

Agency Bills Gain as ‘Next Least Risky’ Debt, Federated Says (Bloomberg)

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on short-term Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Bank debt have tumbled relative to U.S. Treasuries because investors are flocking to funds with safe returns that exceed record-low government rates, Federated Investors Inc.’s Debbie Cunningham said.

Pensions for 8,000 under threat at WW? (Ireland Business World)

## The government has begun the process of borrowing billions from world bond markets to finance the running of the state. The National Treasury Management Agency is seeking to raise 3bn euro from the sale of bonds ahead of a likely rush for loans from other beleaguered economies.

Mortgage-Bond Yields Hit Lows on Speculation of More Fed Buying (Bloomberg)

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae mortgage bonds fell to record lows, dragged down by their declining spreads relative to government notes after the Federal Reserve began a $500 billion program to buy the bonds.