Browsing: bond yields
In this election cycle, ‘bond vigilantes’ are voting too—and they don’t like what they see
Suburban moms, crypto bros, and Swifties aren’t the only voters making their presence felt this election season. Bond investors are…
Fed rate cuts were supposed to help ease U.S. debt costs, but it’s not looking good so far
The start of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts last month was expected to bring bond yields down—and take some pressure…
The inverted yield curve—a recession indicator with a decades-long track record of accuracy—has evolved beyond serving as a warning of…
Investors are set to start the week scrambling to decide if President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign…
Stocks are hovering near their records after the Labor Department delivered another strong jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are sticking near their records Friday following a highly anticipated report on the job market that…
U.S. debt could threaten the economic growth that’s needed to keep the burden sustainable, former IMF official says
Even if the U.S. avoids some of the worst-case scenarios, ballooning debt and the cost of servicing it could eventually…
This niche asset class outperformed hedge funds by almost 35% in 2023 — and it’s ready to hit the mainstream
Last year’s best-performing asset class wasn’t tech stocks or derivatives: it was so-called “catastrophe bonds,” a little-known class of financial…