A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Longer-dated U.S. government bond yields edged higher on Friday as investor jitters over the Treasury Department’s extended debt repurchase program and soaring national debt continued to hover over markets. The…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Aug. 20, 2026. Yuri Gripas | Abaca | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted Thursday that he has multiple weapons at his disposal to quell liquidity problems in the government debt market and restore calm. While…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Aug. 19, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Bond yields climbed Thursday morning, erasing most of the pullback they saw the previous day after the Treasury Department announced an intervention aimed at easing pressure on longer-dated government debt….
China’s yuan has strengthened against the U.S. dollar this year. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese government bonds can play an important role in portfolio diversification as they are likely to continue behaving differently from other countries’ debt, strategists say. China’s yields have edged down in recent months even as benchmarks in…
Treasury yields pulled back slightly on Wednesday from multi-decade highs seen on the previous day, as a sell-off at the long end of the curve eased investor jitters. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — fell 2 basis points to 4.686%. The 2-year Treasury note…
Home Depot reported a very good quarter, executing well on things it can control, despite what CFO Richard McPhail called “frozen housing conditions.” The Club stock rose modestly in Tuesday’s down market. Revenue for Home Depot’s second quarter advanced 5.7% year over year to $47.86 billion, outpacing the $47.27 billion expected by LSEG. Earnings per…
CHICAGO – MARCH 28: Traders in the Ten-Year Treasury Note options pit at the Chicago Board of Trade signal offers in a flurry of activity following the announcement by the Federal Open Market Committee that it was raising short term interest rates another .25 percent March 28, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty…
Against a backdrop of persisting inflationary pressures, yields on longer-term bonds have been climbing, which experts say is likely to keep borrowing costs elevated — particularly for long-term fixed-rate loans such as mortgages. The yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond hit 5.323% on Tuesday, a 19-year high, before edging down to just below 5.3%….
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Aug. 5, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Treasury yields rose on Tuesday, with long-dated yields surging to their highest level in over two decades, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran persisted. The early hours of Tuesday morning…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury has surged to its highest level in nearly two decades, and some strategists see scope for the selloff in long-dated government bonds to go further. The 30-year Treasury yield, which is typically sensitive to geopolitical events,…
