The dollar rose after a better-than-estimated retail sales report and a drop in jobless claims reinforced speculation the Federal Reserve will stay on hold for now. Stocks and bonds wavered. The greenback resumed its month-to-date climb while the S&P 500 and bond yields were little changed. Money markets are pricing fewer than two Fed rate […]
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Treasuries slipped ahead of a sale of 30-year US bonds that will provide a fresh test of demand for the type of long-dated government debt that has been under pressure globally. US 10-year yields were two basis points higher at 4.36% Thursday morning in New York, trimming a decline of seven basis points the previous
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Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg Treasuries slipped across the curve Tuesday, pushing yields two to four basis points higher and the 30 year approaching 5% for the first time since May. Yields have been rising as investors pare bets on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts following a jobs report that revealed a surprisingly resilient US labor market. Interest-rate
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Treasury yields rose Monday led by long-maturity tenors as investors preoccupied with the potential fallout of US tariffs looked ahead to auctions later this week. Yields for 10- to 30-year Treasuries climbed at least five basis points to the highest levels in more than a week, extending the selloff sparked by strong June employment data
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Treasuries fell for a second day, pulled lower by a selloff the UK bond market, as traders shifted their attention to a report on the US jobs market on Thursday. Yields rose across most maturities with 30-year Treasuries climbing seven basis points to a session high of 4.83% in morning trading in New York. The
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. During testimony to the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell repeatedly evaded questions from members of both parties about the impact of monetary policy on housing. Rep. Rashida Tlaib D-Minn. seemed perplexed or confused by Powell’s assertion that
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Treasuries fell Friday but remained on course for a third straight weekly gain, with benchmark yields near the lowest levels since early May. Traders squared their positions to start the session, pushing yields up and snapping a five-day rally. Inflation gauges in US economic data were firmer than expected, leading traders to pare bets on
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A rally in short-dated Treasuries gathered pace Thursday after a raft of US economic data on balance favored wagers on as many as three Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year. Yields across maturities declined, with those on two-year notes falling five basis points and most reaching the lowest level in more than a month. The
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A closely watched auction of 30-year Treasuries saw stronger-than-expected demand on Thursday, easing for now worries that investors would shun the US government’s longest maturity. The $22 billion sale followed weeks of fretting over whether spiraling budget deficits and President Donald Trump’s trade war would deter buyers from lending to the US for such a lengthy period. But it
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Global investor pushback against long-term government debt is turning what normally would be a routine US bond auction into one of the most anticipated events on Wall Street this week. The Treasury is set to sell $22 billion of 30-year government bonds on Thursday, part of its regularly scheduled borrowings. The results, though, will receive
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