Bond Report: 2-year Treasury yield sees biggest weekly drop since 9/11 as interest rate cut bets gain ground

U.S. Treasury prices rise Thursday, pulling yields lower, as investors’ expectations for interest-rate cuts gain ground ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week......»»

Treasury yields mostly fell Friday after the U.S. September jobs report showed the labor market was weakening but not at a pace that would merit the increased fears of a coming recession......»»

Treasury prices rise on Friday, extending their weeklong yield plunge, following President Donald Trump’s threat that the U.S. would institute tariffs on Mexico unless they stopped illegal immigration......»»

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Monday, after an indicator of factory activity showed the blistering growth in manufacturing may be starting to slow down......»»

U.S. Treasury yields rise Friday, trimming their week long decline, after an official from the White House suggested negotiations for the phase one trade deal was nearing an end......»»

U.S. Treasury yields were mostly steady on Friday, capping a weeklong surge, after signs of progress toward a U.S.-China trade deal pushed long-term government rates to multimonth highs this week......»»

U.S. Treasury yields fall Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time in 2019, as the official scorecard of the economy’s health in the third-quarter shows U.S. growth is slowing.....»»

Treasury yields rise Friday after signs that U.S. consumer spending remain strong and positive developments on trade tensions between the U.S. and China.....»»

Treasury yields end higher for the week, despite a drop on Friday after the August nonfarm-payrolls report showed the U.S. economy gaining fewer jobs than expected......»»

U.S. Treasury yields extend their week-long slump on Friday as global bond markets rally on global trade policy tensions, following President Donald Trump’s vow to impose additional tariffs on China......»»

Treasurys held their ground on Friday after one measure of inflation on Thursday shows prices weren’t rising at a pace that might prompt the Federal Reserve to adopt a more aggressive path of rate increases in 2018 than anticipated......»»

U.S. Treasury yields are on the rise again on Friday, weighing on sentiment in some corners of U.S. and European equity markets, amid worries a strong recovery could push the Federal Reserve to lift interest rates earlier than it has signaled......»»

U.S. Treasury yields fall Monday in line with European bond markets after data in Germany pointed to deterioration in the eurozone economy, hinting at the possibility of a double-dip recession......»»

Short-dated Treasury yields fall sharply on Wednesday on expectation of further easing by the Federal Reserve, only a day after the U.S. central bank carried out a surprise 50 basis point rate cut Tuesday......»»

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday as traders priced in expectations for the Federal Reserve to step in and lower interest rates to cushion the potential economic blow from the COVID-19 epidemic......»»

U.S. Treasury yields slump Friday, but logged a weekly increase, even as the January employment report shows larger job gains than expected......»»

U.S. Treasurys are rallying Tuesday after a U.S. consumer confidence indicator sagged, suggesting the bedrock of the U.S. expansion could be developing cracks......»»

U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply on Monday following a raft of weak eurozone economic data that underscores shrinking manufacturing activity across the economic bloc......»»

Long-term U.S. Treasury yields climb this week, despite trading lower on Friday, following testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who entrenched expectations for interest rate-cuts at the end of this month......»»

U.S. Treasury yields came sharply off their highs on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s remarks spurred rate-cut bets.....»»