How will the Federal Reserve spend its next couple of months? Actually, wait until the week ahead is through before making a prediction. The latest bundle of jobs data due out in the coming days will help shape the market’s expectations for interest rate cuts at the central bank’s final two policy meetings of the…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 11, 2025. NYSE U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday as investors weighed the state of the U.S. economy and future monetary policy after the Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the first time this year. The 10-year Treasury note yield gained more…
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell to 4% Thursday, then snapped back as investors assessed the latest inflation data, as well as a jump in jobless claims. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was last unchanged at 4.032%, after falling to 4% earlier in the session. The 30-year Treasury yield meanwhile added more than…
Treasury yields jumped on Tuesday to begin September trading as a court decision knocking down most of the Trump administration’s tariffs raised the prospect of the government having to repay the money already brought in, stretching an already-stressed U.S. fiscal situation. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose 5 basis points to 4.275%. The 30-year bond yield climbed…
Long-term U.S. Treasury yields continued to move higher on Wednesday following the latest effort by President Donald Trump to take charge of the Federal Reserve. The 30-year Treasury yield rose 4 basis points to 4.948%, and the 10-year Treasury yield was more than 2 basis points higher at 4.281%. The 2-year yield was lower by 3 basis…
The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened on Tuesday with short-term yields falling and long-term yields rising after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s board. The 2-year yield was more than 5 basis points lower at 3.679%, while the 30-year yield added less than 2 basis points to…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave a tepid indication of possible interest rate cuts ahead as he noted a high level of uncertainty that is making the job difficult for monetary policymakers. In his much-anticipated speech at the Fed’s annual conclave in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the central bank leader in prepared remarks cited…
Treasury yields moved higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and after the U.S. economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the second quarter. The 10-year Treasury yield rose 4 basis points to 4.368%. The 2-year yield was up 7.2 basis points at 3.947% and the 30-year bond yield added 2.7 basis points to 4.897%. Prices…
U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Thursday as investors awaited June’s big jobs report and continued to monitor progress on President Donald Trump’s spending bill. At 2:57 a.m. ET, the benchmark 10-year yield was 4 basis points lower to 4.253%. The 30-year bond yield was also down over 4 basis points at 4.781%. The 2-year Treasury yield was lower…
