U.S. consumer confidence inches up, helped by lower gas prices
Cheaper gas resulting from a truce in the Middle East helped assuage some of the anxiety Americans have expressed about the economy in recent months.
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Bond heavyweights target market sweet spot for new Warsh era
From Capital Group to Insight Investment, Natixis and Pacific Investment Management Co., the message is the same: The sweet spot is the "belly," or the five-year area of the Treasury curve.
Hedge fund Polar to sell mortgage bonds as lending gap grows
The strategy marks a new direction for Polar, which has historically invested in Canadian residential mortgage-backed bonds but has expanded into home lending and securitization.
Fannie, Freddie boost risk to levels that once shook Wall Street
Disclosures from the housing-finance giants show their duration gaps have widened sharply in recent months, leaving their holdings more exposed to rate swings.
Bessent says Warsh came out talking ‘tough’ on inflation
The Treasury chief also predicted that the US economy will accelerate "on a non-inflationary basis for the rest of the year."
Treasuries gain before auctions as traders trim rate hike bets
Falling oil prices also ease pressure on the Fed to raise interest rates to fight inflation. Swap contracts priced in slightly lower chances of more than one hike in the next year.
Global banks drive India asset-backed securities sales to record
Several factors are driving the shift. India's retail credit market is growing rapidly, creating more loans that can be bundled and sold as securities.
Alan Greenspan, who led Fed during boom before 2008 bust, dies at 100
Greenspan's 18 years as Fed chief, from 1987 until his retirement at the start of 2006, were marked by a stock market boom and low unemployment.
Goldman’s Kaplan says Fed may need to hike as soon as September
He also noted that Fed policy moves rarely occur as one-off actions, with rate changes more often coming in a series of two or three.
Brookfield-backed data center firm Csquare files for U.S. IPO
The IPO comes on the heels of several listings by companies seeking to benefit from the rapid growth of AI.
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