The Fed slashed interest rates last week, but Treasury yields are rising. What’s going on?

The Fed slashed interest rates last week, but Treasury yields are rising. What’s going on?

Construction work is done around the Federal Reserve building on September 17, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images With its larger-than-normal cut last week, the Federal Reserve sent a clear message that interest rates are heading considerably lower in the future. The Treasury market, though, hasn’t been paying … Read more

10-year Treasury yield jumps as investors bet no recession ahead

10-year Treasury yield jumps as investors bet no recession ahead

U.S. Treasury yields climbed higher Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points on Wednesday. At 3:56 p.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up nearly 4 basis points at 3.726%. The 2-year Treasury yield was around one basis point lower at 3.594%. Yields and … Read more

Treasury yields fall after weak jobs report

Treasury yields fall after weak jobs report

Treasury yields fell Friday after August’s nonfarm payrolls report showed an easing labor market, fueling concerns of an economic slowdown. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was 1 basis point lower at 3.723%. The 2-year Treasury yield dropped 9 basis points to 3.665%. Yields and prices move in opposite directions. One basis point is equivalent … Read more

stock market news: Stocks, bonds struggle for momentum into US jobs: Markets wrap

stock market news: Stocks, bonds struggle for momentum into US jobs: Markets wrap

Stocks, bonds and major currencies held to tight ranges Friday as traders prepared for US jobs data that will help determine the size of a Federal Reserve rate cut later this month. Shares in Japan fluctuated, as the yen stabilized after a rally this week, while those in Australia were little changed. Futures for US … Read more

Vedanta Holdco: Vedanta Holdco plans $1.5-billion notes issuance

Vedanta Holdco: Vedanta Holdco plans .5-billion notes issuance

Mumbai : Vedanta Resources plans to raise up to $1.5 billion in a five-year dollar denominated bond sale, marking the first such refinancing-focused global issuance since a January restructuring at the UK holding company of Vedanta Ltd. Proceeds from the latest issue will be used to refinance $470 million in bonds that are due in … Read more

How investors can prepare for lower interest rates

How investors can prepare for lower interest rates

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start cutting interest rates, which are currently at their highest level in two decades. If a rate cut comes in September, as experts expect, it would … Read more

10-year Treasury yields slide after Powell remarks point to Fed rate cuts

10-year Treasury yields slide after Powell remarks point to Fed rate cuts

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield fell Friday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled to rate cuts ahead at the annual Jackson Hole symposium. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was down about 6 basis points at 3.799%, and the yield on the 2-year Treasury pulled back about 7 basis points to 3.939%. Yields and prices … Read more

asian markets: Stocks, bonds face pressure ahead of Powell speech: Markets wrap

asian markets: Stocks, bonds face pressure ahead of Powell speech: Markets wrap

Japanese equities showed signs of resilience as other Asian markets opened lower, as investors prepare for comments from Jerome Powell later Friday. Equities in Australia and South Korea fell alongside Hong Kong share futures, echoing Thursday’s selloff in US stocks where both the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 indexes retreated. The yen was stronger … Read more

U.S. Treasurys in focus as investors await Jackson Hole symposium

U.S. Treasurys in focus as investors await Jackson Hole symposium

The U.S. 10-year Treasury rose on Thursday as investors looked ahead to remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was up more than 2 basis points at 3.799%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury was roughly 1 basis point higher at 3.929%. Yields and prices move in opposite … Read more