Browsing: Bonds
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…
Russian debt defaults are surging as Putin hides in bunkers fixated on war instead of the economy
The Russian economy is now shrinking, and businesses are having more trouble keeping up with debt payments, representing a potentially…
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…
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…
The Iran war increasingly looks like the one instance where physical reality has outrun his ability to control the narrative.…












