[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…
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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
Treasury to borrow $776 billion in the final three months of the year
[ad_1] The U.S. government’s borrowing needs will decline slightly in the final three months of 2023 from the prior quarter, a potentially important development during a turbulent time for the…
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…
Stocks Tick Down After Treasury Yield Hits 5%
[ad_1] Investors have been waiting for the right moment to jump back in the frigid bond market. On Monday, some of them took the plunge. A monthslong bond selloff helped…