Trump amps up fight for Fed control

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…

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Trump says he’s firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook

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…

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investors await June’s big jobs report

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…

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