The inverted gap between short-term and longer-term U.S. Treasuries grew even wider on Monday, nearing the recent high hit in December. The yield on two-year Treasuries was 82 basis points above the yield on 10-year Treasuries midday on Monday, substantially
Due to inflation, 2022 is turning out to be the worst year for the S&P 500 since 1872, according to the chief investment strategist at Bank of America Securities.
The S&P 500 briefly tumbled into bear market territory.
The arrival of yet another blowout jobs report sent yields on U.S. government bonds rising on Friday—and inverted the yield curve again.
A recession indicator was tripped for a second time in two days on Friday.
Yields on longer-term bonds fell below shorter-term ones.
The Bond King says you cannot trust the data coming out of China and investors risk having their assets confiscated.
Stocks bounce as signs emerge that the Omicron variant may lead to milder illness than feared.
The biggest ever auction of inflation-protected securities from the U.S. Treasury saw yields drop and implied inflation expectations surge higher.
U.S. stocks fell Tuesday, as rising bond yields and energy prices weighed on the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 650 points at the low of the day before recovering to a 569 point, or 1.6 percent, decline. The
U.S. stock prices and bond yields tumbled Thursday as doubts grew about the global economy’s ability to keep expanding rapidly.
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasurys jumped to above 1.6 percent on Thursday, its highest level since before the pandemic struck.
U.S. stocks dropped 2.6 percent on Wednesday as fears that rising infections could hurt the economy took hold.
The Fed’s intervention in financial markets has quickly gone beyond anything that happened in the financial crisis.
Demand for short-term Treasuries pushed yields on one and three-month bills negative Wednesday morning.
The futures implied odds of a rate cut in next month’s Fed meeting jumped to more than 70 percent on Thursday morning.
Stocks dropped sharply for a second day on heightened fears over the impact of the coronavirus on U.S. companies.
Donald Trump may not have had much luck in getting the Fed to push down its interest rate target in recent months but investors on Thursday were happy to push down the rate the government pays to borrow. The U.S.
The market is showing some signs that the coronavirus is taking its toll.
The bond market and President Trump agree: the Fed should cut rates.
The moves in stocks, energy, and bonds show no signs of acute concern following the news of the killing of Iran’s top military leader.
Dec. 27 (UPI) — High-flying Chinese firms that once relied on government bailouts in times of crisis may no longer be safe.
Long term bond yields have sunk below short term yields, often a signal of economic woes in the future.|
New evidence that the so-called ‘nuclear option’ in the trade fight is not really the threat many feared.
Wednesday’s stock sell-off was broad and deep, with many tech stocks bearing the brunt of investor concerns over interest rates and Chinese espionage.
Signs that the labor market has continued to tighten has pushed up bond yields and weighed on stocks.
“Global debt markets are flashing a bullish signal on America’s economic trajectory, leaving Europe and emerging markets in the dust,” Bloomberg reports.
With another morning plunge, followed by a rally, followed by a tumble, stocks put investors on a wild ride Wednesday.
The debate about climate change continues, but one financial institution has decided to penalize municipalities that don’t embrace the idea and plan accordingly.
The bond ban is aimed at undermining military and government officials support for Maduro.
Venezuelan politicians and protesters opposed to socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro blasted Goldman Sachs for buying $2.8 billion in Venezuelan bonds, a deal the financial giant confirmed on Monday. The bonds were sold at 31 cents on the dollar.
Voters in California will face a tidal wave of ballot measures in the November general election, on issues from the death penalty and condoms to marijuana and plastic bags.
Americans are routinely told not to worry about how much of our titanic national debt is held by foreigners, but those who do keep track of such things may be relieved to know that our current number-one creditor, our totalitarian geopolitical adversary China, has been surpassed by our considerably less hostile ally Japan. Each of those nations holds a little over 10 percent of America’s debt.
