Treasurys

Bond rally of 2025 faces new data vacuum as waiting game begins

The rally that powered the US bond market toward its best year since 2020 has now left investors in suspense to see whether Treasuries can hold their impressive gains. US 10-year yields declined last week, sending the benchmark back toward 4% as spasms in stocks and crypto sparked demand for bonds. Fresh commentary from John Williams, the president of the Federal […]

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Treasuries fall as supply outlook compounds anxiety about Fed

Treasuries fell after the US government signaled that larger auction sizes are on the horizon, while signs of economic resilience hurt the odds a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in December. Treasury Department officials, unveiling their plans for financing the US government deficit over the November-to-January period, said they’d begun “to preliminarily consider future increases,” even

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The shift to shorter-dated US debt is only getting started

Investors are bracing for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lean more toward shorter maturities in the government’s funding mix to keep down long-term yields amid a mounting debt burden. Wall Street dealers expect Bessent to signal as soon as Wednesday, when his department releases a quarterly statement on debt sales, that issuance in the $30

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Treasuries gain as wholesale inflation unexpectedly declines

Treasuries rose, led by short-dated notes, after a reading on wholesale inflation came in weaker than expected, cementing bets that the Federal Reserve will start to cut interest rates next week.  The yield on two-year notes, which closely track expected moves by the Fed, fell as much as four basis points to 3.52%, while the

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Treasuries end four-day run of gains as focus turns to inflation

(Bloomberg) — Treasuries slipped, snapping a four-day winning streak, as investors braced for inflation readings this week which may show that ongoing price pressures could stand in the way of US interest-rate cuts. Yields rose by two to three basis points across maturities, with the 10- and 30-year tenors climbing from the lowest levels in

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US treasury yields brush with 5% as global borrowing costs mount

The 30-year Treasury bond’s yield rose to nearly 5% for the first time since July, underscoring investor concerns about US fiscal trends and elevated inflation. The US 30-year yield climbed as much as four basis points to 4.999% on Wednesday before stabilizing, mirroring similar moves in the UK and Japan, where a deepening selloff pushed borrowing costs to the

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Treasuries hold recent gains as inflation gauge stabilizes

US Treasuries retained most of their recent gains as anticipation of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts held firm after the central bank’s preferred gauge of inflation matched economist estimates. Yields were mixed across tenors following Friday’s release of July personal income and spending data, with short maturities little changed after falling from session highs while longer-dated

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Trump’s Fed gamble risks pushing key bond rates even higher

President Donald Trump’s unprecedented and escalating attack on the Federal Reserve runs the risk of backfiring by hitting financial markets and the economy with higher long-term borrowing costs. For weeks, he has lambasted Chair Jerome Powell for not slashing interest rates deeply to stimulate the economy and — as Trump sees it — lower the

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Bond market’s big Powell rally needs supportive data to march on

Jerome Powell sent the US bond market up on Friday by telegraphing his Federal Reserve will resume reducing interest rates as soon as next month.  Beyond September, it’s up to the economy how much further he cuts — and how much more Treasuries can rally. READ MORE: Powell opens the door to interest rate cuts

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Treasuries tack onto historic gain ahead of quarterly auctions

US Treasuries, coming off their best day so far this year on Friday, held onto most of the move to start a week featuring a heavy slate of note and bond auctions. Yields on longer-dated bonds settled two basis points lower Monday afternoon in New York, while shorter-dated yields were little changed. Earlier, they fell to session

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