Browsing: Bonds
US debt: This may be the maximum that’s sustainable before interest payments trigger a crisis
Soaring U.S. debt and projections that put it at astronomical levels in the coming years have set off increasing panic,…
Markets rejoice as deal to reopen Hormuz nears, but US forces conduct ‘self-defense strikes’ on Iran
Stock futures jumped while oil prices and bond yields tumbled Monday evening on reports that a deal to reopen the…
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…
While Trump insisted the Iran war would end ‘soon,’ an account in his name was ‘Selling America’
On the morning of Monday, March 23, President Trump pulled his first “TACO” of the Iran war. After four weeks…
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…
Markets jittery as oil crisis bleeds into debt selloff, while Trump weighs military options on Iran
Stock futures dipped Sunday as investors were forced to confront the inconvenient reality that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed…
Incoming Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has made it clear he has made the president no promises: Despite being more bullish…
On Feb. 10, an AI founder named Matt Shumer published a 5,000-word essay arguing that most of the world was…
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 government must issue more debt than expected on weak cash flow — ‘the bond market is shouting’
The Treasury Department announced this week that it expects to borrow more than anticipated in the current quarter as incoming…












