Goodbye, summer. With Labor Day marking the unofficial end of summer, traders and portfolio managers will return from vacations and be back at their desks in full force. Portfolios tend to see some house-cleaning adjustments. Trading volumes pick up. Midterm elections are also on the horizon this year, which can add volatility in the run-up…
President Donald Trump speaks with the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, after a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, May 22, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Ten days ahead of a meeting in which the Federal Reserve will likely consider raising interest rates, the Trump…
The Federal Reserve should cut interest rates to make homes more affordable, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, adding to the pressure President Donald Trump has placed on the central bank to cut borrowing costs. The remarks came days after Trump’s handpicked Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, hinted at the possibility of doing the opposite: addressing…
A 49.5 megawatt three-level data center under construction in Vernon, California, July 8, 2026. A surge in demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Policies from President Donald Trump‘s administration are helping keep bond yields higher despite the…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 14, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Treasury yields rose in trading Friday, as investors digested a stronger-than-expected jobs report for the month of August and weighed the impact it may have on the Federal Reserve’s decisions…
A sharp sell-off in global government bonds is exposing investor anxiety that the macroeconomic backdrop may be shifting toward persistently higher inflation, as governments struggle to rein in spending and sovereign debt. Pressure on yields is not just a factor of this year’s rise in government borrowing and higher energy prices. Investors highlight a pivot…
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Thursday he is leaning toward keeping interest rates steady at the central bank’s September meeting provided there are no surprises from upcoming inflation data. In remarks that seem to contrast with statements last week from Chairman Kevin Warsh, Waller expressed confidence in the current inflation trends, saying that tariff…
BEIJING, CHINA – JUNE 19: The national flags of China and New Zealand flutter at Tian’anmen Square on June 19, 2025 in Beijing, China. Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon pays an official visit to China from June 17 to 20. Wang Xin | Visual China Group | Getty Images New Zealand’s exporters are…
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Wednesday that the recent surge in Treasury yields is the product of a strong economy, not market dysfunction. The central bank policymaker added in a CNBC interview that he’s still absorbing economic data, and did not commit on whether he thinks an interest rate hike is necessary….
The Bank of Canada has held interest rates, amid the prospect of weaker growth and higher inflation, thanks to the retaliatory tariff blitz that followed the collapse of U.S. trade negotiations. The central bank decided to hold its key rate at 2.25% at its September meeting, it announced Wednesday, despite citing elevated energy prices resulting…
