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Bond Report: Long-dated government bond rates rise the most in more than a week on upbeat data, 20-year debt announcement

Long-dated U.S. Treasury yields edge higher Friday morning after the U.S. Treasury Department announced plans, as had been expected, to issue a 20-year nominal coupon bond in the first half of 2020 to finance a ballooning federal deficit......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 17th, 2020

Bond Report: Global bond markets come under pressure as hopes for U.S. - China trade deal unwind haven trades

Global bond yields rise Tuesday as hopes for a partial U.S. - China trade deal weighs on demand for government paper in the U.S., Europe and Japan......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchNov 5th, 2019

Bond Report: Treasury yields surge after Japan bond auction sees tepid demand

U.S. Treasury yields rise Tuesday as a lackluster sale for Japanese government debt sends the country’s bond yields sharply higher, lifting U.S. and European debt yields also......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 1st, 2019

Bond Report: Treasury yields edge higher as Bank of Japan tweaks bond buying

Treasury yields rise Monday as the Bank of Japan said it could shrink the amount of bonds it would buy next month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 30th, 2019

Bond Report: 10-year Treasury touches nearly six-week high after trade fears ease

U.S. Treasury yields rise Thursday after reports that the White House had discussed the possibility of a limited trade agreement with Beijing, sparking a selloff in haven assets like government bonds......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchSep 12th, 2019

Bond Report: 10-year U.S. government bond yield slumps below 2% as rate-cut expectations heat up

Treasury yields fall Thursday as traders react to soft economic data, strengthening the case for easier policy later this year......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 1st, 2019

Bond Report: U.S. Treasury yields struggle for direction as traders gear up for CPI data

Treasury yields are mixed on Thursday as investors gear up for an inflation reading amid rising expectations for lower interest rates at the end of this month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 11th, 2019

Collapsing bond yields push world stocks to new highs

Government bonds held near multi-year lows on Thursday on bets the U.S. Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this month and that other major central banks would embrace looser monetary policy, pushing world stocks to new 18-month highs......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 4th, 2019

Safety first: markets wary of world politics and policy and dash for bunkers

Gold, Switzerland's franc, Japan's yen, top-rated government bonds, and even bitcoin -- investors have dashed for havens and alternative assets this week as anxiety grows about trade wars, U.S.-Iran tensions and negative interest rates......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJun 25th, 2019

Market Extra: Why the jobs report could give the junk-bond market a second wind

The U.S. junk bond market is making significant gains this week amid surging expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut rates this year......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 6th, 2019

Bond Report: Treasurys rally, yields retreat as investors take shelter in bond market

Treasury prices rise Monday, pushing yields lower, as investors seek shelter in U.S. government paper amid fears that U.S.-China trade talks were facing fresh setbacks......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2019

Bond Report: Treasury yields rise as Syria jitters fade

Treasury yields rise Monday to give the week’s start a bearish tone amid easing fears over an escalation of the conflict in Syria push investors away from U.S. government paper......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 16th, 2018

Bond Report: 10-year, 30-year government bond yields climb ahead of Fed policy update

Long-dated Treasury yields rise, and prices fall, early Wednesday as investors await a key update on monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, which is set to influence coming trade......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 2nd, 2018

Bond Report: 30-year U.S. government bond yield hits nearly 3-year high

Treasury yields extend their weeklong climb on Thursday as higher growth and inflation expectations, along with concerns of a more aggressive Federal Reserve weighs on appetite for U.S. government bonds......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 17th, 2018

Bond Report: U.S. Treasury yields rise after strong jobs report

U.S. Treasury yields extend their climb on Friday after a solid nonfarm payrolls report cements expectations that the Federal Reserve will hike rates later this month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 1st, 2018

Bond Report: U.S. government bond yields rise as Fed’s Powell reaffirms need for gradual hikes

Treasury yields rose Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reasserted the need for gradual rate increases, suggesting interest rates still remained far from its end of the rate hike cycle......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 20th, 2018

Bond Report: U.S. government bond yields climb as Fed’s Powell reaffirms need for gradual hikes

Treasury yields rise Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reasserted the need for gradual rate increases, suggesting interest rates still remained far from its end of the rate hike cycle......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 20th, 2018

Bond Report: 30-year government bond rate hits highest in July as Trump questions Fed policy

Treasury yields rise Friday after investors grappled with President Donald Trump’s comments criticizing the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 20th, 2018

Bond Report: Treasury rates climb ahead of ECB policy update, and as trade tensions cool

U.S. government bond rates early Thursday advance as fixed-income investors awaited the latest policy update from the European Central Bank, which could affect Treasurys......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 26th, 2018

Bond Report: Treasury rates climb as U.S.-EU trade tensions cool

U.S. government bond rates early Thursday advance as fixed-income investors awaited the latest policy update from the European Central Bank, which could affect Treasurys......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 26th, 2018