Browsing: bond yields
The UK is getting a new prime minister, but bond investors are really in charge and ‘hyper-reactive’
Andy Burnham will become the United Kingdom’s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, and must face the consequences…
Amazon’s $25B ‘surprise’ bond sale lured buyers in with extra yield—flashing an AI boom warning sign
Bond investors haven’t been rattled as they’ve watched AI giants rack up $270 billion in debt this year. But on…
The 30-year yield hasn’t been this high since the Great Recession. Do the bond vigilantes ride again?
Back in 1993, the great Democratic strategist James Carville—famous for his quip, “It’s the economy, stupid”—told the Wall Street Journal…
The top foreign holders of US debt may soon dump Treasury bonds and bring their money back home
For decades, Japanese government bonds offered minuscule returns, forcing investors there to look abroad, especially at U.S. financial markets. Japanese…
U.S. debt demand weakens as one shock after another stokes fear that high inflation is here to stay
Bonds sold off sharply around the world on Friday as investors brace for persistently elevated inflation amid the ongoing energy…
The explosion of U.S. debt is wiping out the ‘safety premium’ of Treasury bonds, IMF warns
Soaring U.S. debt is causing Treasury bonds to lose their risk advantage over other securities, making it more expensive to…
Dow futures fall 300 points as Wall Street braces for U.S. ground assault on Iran and Houthi attacks
Investors are looking past President Donald Trump’s attempts to talk oil prices down as reports signal an increasing likelihood that…
US debt suddenly draws weaker demand as $10 trillion must be rolled over this year amid Iran war
President Donald Trump’s war on Iran is colliding with U.S. debt investors, who demonstrated less appetite for Treasury securities as…
US debt competes with record corporate bond supply, pushing up the cost of federal borrowing
The AI capital expenditure boom has created a gusher of corporate debt, forcing the Treasury Department to make its bonds…
U.S. debt is like a Hallmark movie boyfriend who eventually gets dumped, budget watchdog warns
This rom-com formula is now a staple of holiday TV programming: a busy professional from the big city goes back…












