Sovereign and credit markets: yield curves, auctions, duration risk, spreads and the cost of money.
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Midterm elections and a fresh earnings season arrive just as bond yields have been climbing, challenging a pattern investors have come to rely on.
Stocks have historically performed well in the fourth quarter, but this year that pattern faces a combined test from rising bond yields, midterm elections and incoming earnings reports.
The Treasury secretary's comments come as a separate analysis argues yields could stay elevated for structural reasons beyond the Federal Reserve's control.
Treasury Secretary Bessent said rising yields reflect a global pattern rather than a US-specific problem, pushing back on alarm over borrowing costs.
The rating agency's long-term warning lands as President Trump insists rates are 'too high' even as long-duration Treasury yields keep climbing.
Rating agency Scope projects US federal debt could reach 160% of GDP within ten years, a forecast that sits uneasily alongside President Trump's public argument that interest rates should be lower.
Treasurys briefly rallied as safe-haven buyers returned after the September jobs report, before yields pushed back higher.
The September jobs report briefly revived Treasurys as a safe haven, but bond investors quickly lost their enthusiasm for the weak labor data, according to MarketWatch.
Traders priced in fewer Fed rate hikes after hiring cooled more than expected, pulling yields down and lifting Wall Street at the open.
Wall Street opened higher on October 2 as a softer September payrolls report reduced expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes and pushed Treasury yields lower.
A fifth straight weekly rise in French yields has dragged European shares toward their worst week since April, even as German Bunds hit one-week lows.
French government bond yields climbed for a fifth consecutive week to levels last seen in 2002, pulling European equities toward their worst weekly performance since April.
A week of heavy selling pushed 10-year US yields to a 24-year high, and prices stabilized only after the sharp move.
Global bond markets steadied after a week of selling pushed 10-year US Treasury yields to their highest level since 2002.
A rout in global government bonds pushed the euro lower and sent the U.S. dollar to its strongest level in 17 months.
The dollar climbed to a 17-month high on October 1 as a global bond selloff weighed heavily on the euro.
Rising yields have inflicted the bond market's steepest quarterly drawdown in more than three decades, even as rates dipped ahead of Friday's jobs report.
U.S. Treasuries just suffered their worst quarterly performance since 1994, a stretch that has reshaped portfolio positioning heading into October.
A broad bond rout sent Dow futures to a three-month low even as Micron's earnings offered some support to tech names.
The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since 2002, dragging Dow futures to a three-month low and drawing retail investors into high-yield bond ETFs as a contrarian bet.
Rising borrowing costs across Europe coincided with a looming French budget vote, pressuring the FTSE 100 and broader European equities.
UK 30-year gilt yields rose to their highest level since 1998 on October 1, dragging European stocks lower as investors awaited France's budget announcement.
Smaller-than-expected debt repurchases from the US Treasury are prompting questions about whether the program is doing what it was designed to do, even as bond strategists argue conditions could be worse.
The US Treasury's decision to run smaller buybacks than markets expected has revived debate over the program's purpose, while bond strategists argue the broader market backdrop is more stable than feared.
A U.S. judge's approval lets Paramount close its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery just as WBD shares touched $30.93.
A U.S. judge allowed Paramount to close its purchase of Warner Bros Discovery, and WBD stock hit a 52-week high of $30.93 in response.
Paramount's debt sale to fund its Warner Bros purchase became the latest test of how much borrowing the market can absorb at today's rates.
Yields on U.S. government debt have risen so fast in recent months that traders are calling it one of the sharpest jumps in a generation, and corporate borrowers are already feeling the squeeze.
The Fed's preferred inflation gauge rose less than forecast in August, yet Treasury yields held steady while Goldman Sachs shifted its rate-hike forecast to December.
Core PCE inflation rose 0.2% in August, below economist expectations, but bond yields did not fall in response, even as Goldman Sachs pushed its Fed rate-hike forecast back to December.
Wagers on an October rate cut fell sharply even as bonds head for what one wire called a 'cruel quarter,' with the yen rebounding and the dollar sitting near a two-month high.
Bets on an October Federal Reserve rate cut fell sharply on soft economic data and dovish comments from officials, even as government bonds close out a rough quarter and the dollar holds near a two-month high.
September's PMI improvement lands alongside a broad rise in government bond yields from the U.S. to Europe, and gold's 1.6% gain shows investors still hedging.
China's official PMI showed factory activity returning to growth in September, even as government bond yields rose globally and gold held onto a 1.6% gain from earlier in the week.
Long-dated US government debt extended its slide as inflation worries and rising oil prices pushed borrowing costs to a 24-year high.
The 30-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2002 in the September 29 session, as bond prices fell on inflation and oil-price concerns.
Investors trimmed risk exposure across the region on September 28 as they waited to see whether Australia's central bank would hold or move on rates.
Asian equity markets fell in the September 28 session as rising government bond yields and higher oil prices pushed investors toward safer assets ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate decision.
Gold fell below $4,200 and bitcoin dropped to $83,119 after Trump rejected an Iran proposal, while 10-year Treasury yields near 5.2% add pressure on non-yielding assets.
Gold broke below $4,200 with its RSI at 28.6, bitcoin slipped to $83,119, and Brent crude broke a $101.50 neckline, as Trump's rejection of an Iran proposal and high Treasury yields pushed investors out of risk and safe-haven assets alike.