Tag: Treasury

April 5, 2023

Gold jumped to a 13-month high overnight after the US Dollar sunk along with Treasury yields. The benchmark 2-year note touched 3.82%. The yellow metal peaked above USD 2,025 today while industrial metals such as copper and iron ore continued […]

December 14, 2021

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday the release of $8.7 billion to help increase lending to small and minority-owned businesses and people living in poorer communities with limited access to banking. The funds from the Emergency Capital Investment Program, which […]

April 28, 2021

Pouring more money into IRS enforcement could bring in an extra $700 billion in tax revenue over the next decade, according to the Department of the Treasury. The agency was commenting on measures from President Joe Biden’s newly announced American […]

April 16, 2021

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, keeping the S&P 500 on track for its fourth weekly gain in a row. The benchmark index was up 0.3% in the early going Friday, led by gains in banks, industrial and health […]

March 10, 2021

Asian stock prices followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday following a rally for major tech companies. Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong advanced. Sydney declined. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index closed up 1.4%, led by gains for Apple, Amazon […]

November 25, 2020

The Federal Reserve could provide clues about its bond buying program when it releases its minutes Wednesday, but the odds the central bank takes action at its December meeting have fallen slightly with the expected nomination of Janet Yellen as […]

September 21, 2020

U.S. Treasury yields fell early Monday as a global stock-market selloff bolstered demand for haven assets such as government bonds, amid renewed worries over the spread of COVID-19. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, 0.656% fell […]

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 […]

March 5, 2020

Just past 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Victoria Fernandez, chief market strategist at Crossmark Global Investments, was watching the 10-year Treasury make history. And wondering when people would realize how bad it was. “It’s at .93,” she said as the yield […]

February 14, 2020

NEW YORK — Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street, with technology and retail companies leading the gainers. The three major indexes are on track for weekly gains. Chipmaker Nvidia rose in early after trading reporting strong earnings. Global […]

July 8, 2019

U.S. government debt prices rose on Monday as investors continued to digest stronger-than-expected jobs data. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.0268%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond dipped to 2.5318%. Bond yields move […]

June 11, 2019

Treasury yields rose Tuesday, extending their sharp surge at the week’s start, after China said it would launch fiscal stimulus measures to spur infrastructure spending across the second largest economy in the world. What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury […]

May 23, 2019

Trade tensions, global growth fears and expectations for policy easing have all combined to bring the all-important 10-year Treasury yield to a nearly 1 ½-year low — again. The bond-market rally has driven the 10-year Treasury note rate TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.96% […]

March 5, 2019

U.S. government debt prices were lower Tuesday as traders monitored U.S.-China trade developments. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to around 2.737 percent, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond increased to 3.101 percent. Bond yields […]

January 15, 2019

Treasury yields slid on Tuesday trading as investors await the results from the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, which is widely expected to be defeated in Parliament, creating more uncertainty in the region The 10-year Treasury note yield […]

November 14, 2018

Treasury yields fell slightly on early Tuesday trading ahead of October’s consumer prices data, a potential pivot point for investors who hold the Federal Reserve’s steady rate hikes responsible for the bond market’s selloff this year. The 10-year Treasury note […]

November 9, 2018

The Federal Reserve made clear it sees a near perfect environment to keep raising interest rates and that it was undeterred by recent market volatility. Strategists viewed the Fed’s post-meeting statement Thursday as slightly hawkish, which means in favor of […]