Wall Street risk complex defies rate threat after jobs data
Credit premiums remain subdued and downside protection across risky assets is still relatively cheap. Even the strain in market plumbing has been concentrated.
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Treasuries rise after Fed’s Waller notes progress on inflation
Waller said he was "willing to support holding the policy rate at its current level" if inflation continued moving toward the Fed's 2% target.
Global bond selloff sends yields to the highest level since 2008
The move started on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh doubled down on his vow to finally tame inflation, and has extended as energy prices rose on conflicts in the Middle East.
Brookfield lines Up a $600 million payout in niche credit market
The emergency household-repairs provider is offering $1.8 billion of bonds backed by its assets through a whole-business securitization led by Jefferies Financial Group.
U.S. buyback pledge draws Japan comparisons and pressures dollar
The dollar is trading at a three-month low after the Treasury's surprise midweek announcement that it would double the amount of longer-dated bonds it can repurchase ahead of schedule.
Bessent becomes most interventionist Treasury chief in decades
His action after 10-year Treasury yields, his self-specified financial benchmark, rose above where they were before Trump returned to office, shows mounting worries in Washington.
Bessent deploys debt buybacks in sign of concern over yield rise
The new plan drove yields on the longest bond lower by nearly 10 basis points to 5.18%, pulling them back from their highest levels since 2007. The dollar fell by the most in three months.
U.S. 10-year yields climb to highest since 2025 as rout deepens
The moves were echoed across sovereign debt markets from Europe to Japan, fueled by an uncertain outlook for inflation and changing bond-buyer demographics.
AI is driving up Treasury yields: ‘It just touches everything’
As the AI borrowing spree keeps accelerating, the spillover effect is playing a growing role by taxing the market's ability to absorb so much debt.
Bond traders keep wagers on a September Fed hike after tame CPI
An in-line reading of the consumer price index helped US Treasuries keep their gains on Wednesday, with the two-year yield lower by three basis points to 4.18%.
Behind Bessent moves, Wall Street sees a bond-market angst
Over the course of a week, he took steps that they see as aimed at easing pressure on the Treasury market after long-term rates surged to a 19-year high.
Mortgage rates in U.S. increase to 6.69%, highest since July 2025
The 10-year Treasury yield rose to the highest level in more than 18 months last week after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh gave conflicting signals about the US central bank's plans to control inflation.
U.S. signals steady debt sales to 2027, offers ‘subtle change’
Officials expect to maintain current sales amounts for nominal interest-bearing securities — coupons — and floating rate notes "for at least the next several quarters."
Treasuries rise as falling oil prices ease pressure on Fed
Yields fell across maturities by four to six basis points, with the yield on the two-year note reaching the lowest level since July 20 and the benchmark 10-year yield at 4.62%.
Citadel Securities’ Shah says markets questioning Warsh’s plans
Shah said relying on markets to tighten financial conditions risks creating a negative feedback loop. Higher long-term borrowing costs encourage the Fed to wait longer before raising rates.
Costs to hedge against a deeper selloff in U.S. bonds are soaring
With worries that the Fed may not act quickly enough to tamp down inflation pushing 30-year yields to their highest level since 2007 in recent days, the cost of hedging against deeper losses is growing.
Mortgage rates in U.S. rise to 6.66%, highest level in a year
The property market has been held back in recent months by elevated borrowing costs, which had fallen below 6% in late February before the Middle East conflict boosted energy prices.
Fed’s Warsh cites strong business growth in rates hold, as some pros vent
Some market participants are taking a 'hawkish hold' FOMC reading coming out of the July meeting, even as they adapt to a quieter intermeeting chairman.
Citadel Securities’ Fed rate hike call adds to market angst
A hike would establish Warsh's inflation-fighting credibility, leading some, like Citadel Securities and PGIM, to assign a higher chance of an increase this week.
Treasuries set for third day of gains as oil drops on Iran talks
US 10-year yields fell for a third day, down three basis points to 4.62%, reducing their premium over two-year peers to the lowest in almost four weeks.
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