Category: Liquidity

July 7, 2020

U.S. Treasury yields declined slightly in early Tuesday trade before a debt auction is expected to highlight the U.S. government’s ultra-low borrowing costs as the economy recovers from the coronavirus crisis. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield […]

June 29, 2020

Gold futures on Monday headed higher as the dollar softened and as evidence of a rapid spread in coronavirus cases supported bullion buying to start the week. “Lingering risks across the global risk markets and sliding sovereign yields continue pushing […]

June 29, 2020

The Federal Reserve on Sunday released a list of roughly 750 companies, including Apple, Walmart and ExxonMobil, whose corporate bonds it will purchase in the coming months in an effort to keep borrowing costs low and smooth the flow of […]

June 17, 2020

Treasury prices struggled for direction on Wednesday as investors closely watched how individual U.S. states were going about reopening businesses and easing social restrictions with coronavirus cases rising in some areas of the country, just as the economy is starting […]

June 15, 2020

Gold futures headed sharply lower on Monday, failing to derive support from a weaker U.S. dollar or a selloff that was taking shape in global markets to start a week that appears rattled by worries about growing evidence of rising […]

June 8, 2020

Gold prices on Monday rose off a two-month low as investors wagered that stimulus from central banks will remain in place for the foreseeable future, bolstering the case for bullion, despite a powerful rebound from equities off their lows in […]

June 5, 2020

U.S. Treasury yields added to their ascent on Friday ahead of the monthly U.S. employment report, as investors sold bonds on the expectation that the economy’s gradual reopening is on track. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield […]

June 2, 2020

Gold futures edged higher on Tuesday, getting a lift as the U.S. dollar weakened on the back of unrest in the U.S., but a global rise in assets perceived as risky, like stocks, kept a cap on gains for the […]

May 18, 2020

Gold prices headed lower on Monday, giving up earlier gains that had lifted prices toward their highest levels since 2012, as early positive results from a COVID-19 vaccine prompted a rally in the U.S. stock market, dulling haven demand for […]

May 14, 2020

Another “big setback” in the U.S. economy could prompt the Federal Reserve to consider cutting interest rates into negative territory — but such a monetary policy wouldn’t be “very helpful,” a Goldman Sachs strategist said on Thursday. Fed Chairman Jerome […]