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Worst weekly loss in a year shows treasuries stuck in tug-of-war

  Bloomberg A week after the benchmark 10-year note yield hit an all-time low, it bounced back at the most rapid pace in more than a year. Helping to upend the record rally: increasing evidence that the U.S. economy is getting back on track. From a boost in retail sales to higher consumer prices, data this week lifted yields while ...

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Canada to introduce national carbon emissions price in 2016, says minister

  Bloomberg Canada will have a national price on carbon emissions by the end of this year, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says. The federal government will publish an emissions reduction plan this fall that could include expanded, standardized emissions disclosure requirements for companies, McKenna said in an interview with Danielle Bochove on Bloomberg TV Canada. McKenna spoke after appearing with ...

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NextEra’s $2.6 bn Hawaiian Electric deal turned down

  Bloomberg Hawaii regulators rejected NextEra Energy Inc.’s $2.63 billion bid to purchase Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., dealing a possibly fatal blow to the deal that had faced opposition from the governor. The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission voted 2-0 against the proposed transaction, saying it failed to show that it was in the public’s interest, according to a statement late ...

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