U.S. Treasury yields extended their weeklong slump on Friday as investors worried that the economic impact of COVID-19 may not be contained to China, and is spilling over into neighboring regions. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -3.50% fell 5.4 basis points to a more thanRead More →
U.S. Treasury yields traded higher on Tuesday as reports that the spread of COVID-19 may be slowing down helped to cheapen prices for government paper, drawing investors to the Treasury Department debt auction in the afternoon. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee,Read More →
U.S. Treasury yields fell Thursday, extending their week long drop, as growing concerns about the coronavirus epidemic and the prospect for the World Health Organization to declare it a global emergency kept haven assets in demand. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.81% was downRead More →
Long-dated U.S. Treasury yields edged higher Friday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced plans, as had been expected, to issue a 20-year nominal coupon bond in the first half of 2020 to finance a ballooning federal deficit that is nearing 5% of gross domestic product. However, yields have been little-changedRead More →
U.S. Treasury yields fell Thursday in the first trading session of 2020, which saw stock indexes surge to new highs, fears of a global economic slowdown subside and optimism hold about a partial resolution to the U.S.-China trade war. Most global markets were closed Wednesday for the New Year’s holiday.Read More →
U.S. Treasury yields on Tuesday edged up slightly as Wall Street prepared to close out the final trading session of 2019, which has been marked by strong rallies for stock markets and a Federal Reserve that has supported gains in both bonds and equities. Bond and stock markets will beRead More →
U.S. Treasury yields came off their highs to close mostly flat on Thursday after brisk bidding for a debt auction in the afternoon, a sign that investors are still hungry for bonds despite worries that this year’s strong rally across all fixed-income assets have made their valuations expensive. With EuropeanRead More →
U.S. Treasury yields rose Monday in a holiday-truncated week as traders made room for a sale of short-term government debt in the afternoon. Analysts warned that trading volumes is thinning out as investors vacate their offices for Christmas. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.64% Read More →
U.S. Treasury yields slipped for a second day early Tuesday, as stock futures gave back ground again, with a auction for the bond-market’s benchmark maturity in the afternoon. What are Treasurys’ doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.67% retreated 2.8 basis points to 1.803%, while the 2-year noteRead More →
Yields on U.S. government debt rose Wednesday as Treasury prices gave back some of the previous session’s large gains following a news report that said the U.S. and China remained on track to complete a phase-one trade deal before a Dec. 15 deadline despite President Trump’s comments about a delayRead More →
U.S. Treasury yields held their ground on Friday as investors looked ahead to the official scorecard of the labor market’s health, amid growing questions about the longevity of the recordlong economic expansion. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.22% was down 0.7 basis point to 1.529%,Read More →
U.S. Treasury yields climbed Wednesday as President Donald Trump suggested he could be close to striking a trade deal, contributing to stock gains and weighing on demand for haven assets. Investors had been fleeing risky assets late Tuesday after the leader of the House said she would support an impeachmentRead More →
Marathon Asset Management CEO Bruce Richards said government bond yields trading at negative levels “is the most absurd thing central banks have done and it will blow up in their face,” at the CNBC Institutional Investor Delivering Alpha conference on Thursday. Ultra-loose monetary policy by major central banks including, theRead More →
The bond market sent a warning, and this time the stock market listened. Investors will be looking for clues in the week ahead that policy makers are listening, too. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note on Wednesday briefly traded below the yield on the 2-year note, marking anRead More →
U.S. Treasury yields rose Friday as traders wait for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming, where he may give clues to the central bank’s next moves. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +1.53% rose 2.5 basis points toRead More →
Stock futures drifted slightly lower Thursday as investors shifted their focus on the annual central-bank symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo., which could provide investors insight about coming monetary policy after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July 30-31 meeting offered few surprises and suggest that policy makers want to remain flexible.Read More →
Bank of America Corp.’s CEO Brian Moynihan says he doesn’t see a recession in the offing because the U.S. consumer remains healthy. ‘But what’s going to make that happen is the underling U.S. consumer. And the underlying consumer is doing well and making more money, they’re employed; and more importantly,Read More →
Wall Street’s most widely watched gauge of the yield curve’s slope, the spread between the 2-year Treasury note yield and the 10-year inverted Wednesday morning, flashing the clearest signal to date that the U.S. is set to face an economic recession, but that doesn’t have to mean doom and gloomRead More →
Treasury yields fell Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s midweek meeting that is expected to result in a rate cut of at least 25 basis points. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.34% fell 2.5 basis points to 2.056%. The 2-year note yield TMUBMUSD02Y, -0.21% wasRead More →
Treasury yields surged Friday trading after the June jobs report showed the U.S. labor market was still holding up despite global growth headwinds, leading to a partial reversal of bets the Federal Reserve would cut rates several times this year. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y,Read More →
Treasury yields rose Monday after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping over the weekend led to a temporary cessation of trade hostilities between the two parties. What’s driving Treasurys? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +1.03% rose 3.2 basis points to 2.033%, while the two-yearRead More →
U.S. stock benchmarks on Tuesday enjoyed a nearly unfettered run-up toward records on the back of hope that central banks here and abroad will ease monetary policy soon. Gains on the day have put the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.35% in position to ring up its best June gainRead More →
U.S. Treasury prices rose Thursday, pulling yields lower, after two oil tankers came under attack in the Gulf of Oman, a key shipping artery for oil products. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.17% edged lower by 1.4 basis points to 2.115%. The 2-year noteRead More →
Nancy Davis, the chief investment officer and founder of advisory firm Quadratic Capital, is the brain behind a new exchange-traded fund on Wall Street that aims to offer investors ways to bet on inflation, the shape of the so-called yield curve and a sharp rise in interest rates. Quadratic InterestRead More →
Treasury prices rose on Monday, pushing yields lower, as investors sought shelter in U.S. government paper as the U.S. and China appeared to adopt hardening positions in trade talks. What are Treasury yields doing? The 2-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.87% fell 3.9 basis points to 2.213%, around its lowestRead More →
