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Bond traders scrap bets on July rate cut after strong jobs data

Bond traders scrap bets on July rate cut after strong jobs data

A worker operates a forklift at a fulfillment center in Elizabeth, New Jersey.Eilon Paz/Bloomberg Shorter-term Treasuries, which are most sensitive to expectations for Fed policy, led the slump. Two-year yields rose almost 10 basis points, while 10-year rates jumped 6 basis points to 4.34%. The dollar advanced versus its major counterparts. “The Fed will take […]

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The mortgage market hopes for rate cuts amid war moves

Global tensions between the United States and Iran have led many in the mortgage industry to wonder whether the bombing of Iran nuclear sites would move bond yields and lead to a drop in mortgage rates. On Monday, just as economists were factoring in the possibility of war with Iran, at least one member of

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