Treasury yields fell Thursday, after an eagerly awaited U.S. December consumer-price index reading showed inflation continued to slow, in line with expectations. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury Read more
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Treasury yields retrace a portion of latest dive as Fed official sounds warning
Bond yields rose on Monday as a Fed official called for caution on optmism that inflation may have peaked. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury TMUBMUSD02Y, 4.386% rose Read more
Treasury yields nudge lower ahead of crucial inflation report
Bond yields mostly fell on Thursday, though trading was muted as traders waited for much-anticipated inflation data. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury TMUBMUSD02Y, 4.604% slipped 3.3 basis Read more
Debt-ceiling showdown could shake up markets after midterm-election results, analysts say
The results won’t be clear until Tuesday night or possibly for days, but the U.S. midterm-election outcome is poised to be a significant event for financial markets. With Republicans favored Read more
Opinion: Opinion: Republican Congress wouldn’t reduce inflation. It would be a disaster.
BERKELEY, Calif. (Project Syndicate)—Inflation now tops the list of concerns for many voters in the United States. But if they use this week’s midterm election to protest inflation, they could tip control Read more
U.S. stock futures rise as bulls shrug off short Treasury yields near 15-year highs
U.S. stock futures rose even as short-term Treasury yields hovered near their highest since 2007 after last week’s Fed rate hike, a relatively robust jobs report and ahead of important Read more
Household balance sheets ‘remained strong’ and debt vulnerabilities are moderate, Fed survey finds
U.S. households balance sheets remained strong in the first half of this year as the debt-to GDP ratio edged down, a new study from the Federal Reserve said Friday. Household Read more
U.S. Treasury to auction $96 billion next week in refunding
The refunding: As part of its regular quarterly refunding, the U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday it would sell $96 billion in notes and bonds next week. The department said it would Read more
Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields stalled as traders await Fed decision
U.S. benchmark bond yields were little changed on Wednesday as traders kept their powder dry ahead of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision later in the session. What’s happening The Read more
Treasury yields move lower as Fed decision looms
Bond yields fell on Tuesday as traders increased fixed income exposure ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy announcement. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury TMUBMUSD02Y, 4.441% slipped 6.6 Read more