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Bond market
What the bond market's telling us, and not telling us, about President Biden's withdrawal
Jul 22, 2024
The market is especially tuned in to whether we will have a divided government after the elections.
Why are bond prices up right now? And what difference does it make?
Jun 17, 2024
Rising bond prices mean lower interest rates, indicating that the market is betting on rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Bonds are talking to us after inflation gauge comes in above forecasts
Apr 10, 2024
What are they saying?
Why traders will be hanging on the Federal Reserve's every word Wednesday
Jan 30, 2024
The committee that sets interest rates is meeting this week, and the big question is whether — and when — they'll start cutting.
Japan loosens its grip on long-term interest rates
by
Justin Ho
Oct 31, 2023
The Bank of Japan’s "yield curve control policy" could be on its way out as central banks around the world raise rates to beat inflation.
Fed chair Powell's latest speech hints at caution regarding interest rates
Oct 20, 2023
Jerome Powell spoke Oct. 19 and said the Federal Open Market Committee would be "proceeding carefully."
Will high yields on the 10-year T-note jeopardize the "soft landing"?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Oct 4, 2023
The yield hit a 16-year record Tuesday. Could that mean trouble for the Federal Reserve's effort to cool inflation and prevent a recession?
For public good, not for profit.
How the debt ceiling fight puts the indispensable U.S. Treasurys market at risk
by
Matt Levin
May 26, 2023
The $24 trillion Treasury bond market plays an important role in the global financial system. Is there any viable alternative?
How the Fed's rate hikes spelled trouble for banks like SVB
Mar 21, 2023
Why bonds lose value when the Fed hikes interest rates and what that has to do with banks.
The bond market yield curve is inverted — which some economists think foreshadows a downturn
Mar 2, 2023
The yield for a two-year note is roughly a whole percentage point higher than the yield on the 10-year Treasury right now. And that often precedes a recession.