[ad_1] The new era of higher interest rates has reignited a long-smoldering Wall Street debate: Is it better for ordinary investors to buy individual bonds outright? Or shares of bond…
Tag: Debt/Bond Markets
Hackers Hit U.S. Arm of Chinese Bank
[ad_1] A U.S. subsidiary of China’s biggest bank was hacked this week, threatening a temporary logjam for some trades in the Treasury bond market. ICBC Financial Services, a New York-based…
Stocks Edge Up to Build on Rally
[ad_1] U.S. stocks rose Monday, building on a rally that pushed major indexes sharply higher over the past week. The S&P 500 added 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
In the Long Run, Investing Is All About the Economy*
[ad_1] Wednesday provided a perfect demonstration of the three most important issues facing markets: the economy, government spending and the Federal Reserve. Ten-year Treasury yields posted their third-biggest daily drop…
What Makes This Market Correction So Confusing
[ad_1] Oct. 31, 2023 11:02 am ET A former editor of the Economist magazine explained the craft of journalism as “simplify, then exaggerate.” The stock-market correction offers plenty of opportunities…
Yield Curve Control Joins the Living Dead
[ad_1] Japan’s Halloween decision to nix its official bond yield cap means “yield curve control” has one foot in the grave—but it still has some bite nonetheless. [ad_2] Source link
Decoding the (Almost) 5% 10-Year Treasury Yield
[ad_1] Oct. 30, 2023 10:00 am ET Listen to article (1 minute) The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note touched 5% for the first time in 16 years…
‘Buy the Dip’ Investing Mantra Lives On—in the Bond Market at Least
[ad_1] Oct. 28, 2023 11:00 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) One of the hottest investments on Wall Street is something of a surprise—it’s a battered long-dated Treasury bond…
Changing U.S. Stance Toward Venezuela Buoys Creditors
[ad_1] Oct. 27, 2023 1:36 pm ET|WSJ Pro The Biden administration’s rollback of sanctions against Venezuela is offering a helping hand to bondholders owed $63 billion from the government in Caracas, many…