In June 2025, the Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady, a key tool to influence the economy. While the Fed takes a “wait and see” approach to future interest rate cuts, investors ...
Shorter-term US Treasury yields have fallen, while yields on longer-dated bonds could remain elevated, thanks to the threat of higher inflation and investor concerns surrounding the federal deficit.
The yield curve has long been a closely watched indicator of economic health. When the yield curve inverts, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-term rates, it is often seen as a harbinger of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bond investors are buying longer-term maturities up to 10-year debt and ramping up bets on a steeper yield curve, anticipating that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this ...
U.S. Treasury yields ended the week slightly up, lifted by a selloff that pushed government borrowing costs higher in Friday’s session.
U.S. bond investors are bracing for higher long-term yields as a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...
Relatively stable interest rates and tighter credit spreads drove the total return for the broad high-yield bond market to 3.57% in the second quarter, as measured by the ICE Bank of America (ICE BofA ...
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