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Agencies issue shutdown-related guidance for lenders

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A government shutdown arrived Wednesday due to an intense partisan divide in budget negotiations, prompting bond investor activity that could lower mortgage rates but otherwise challenge the housing market. Investors flooded further into the perceived safety of treasury bonds, putting downward pressure on rate-indicative yields as several government agencies pulled back “non-essential” services related to […]

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US treasury yields brush with 5% as global borrowing costs mount

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The 30-year Treasury bond’s yield rose to nearly 5% for the first time since July, underscoring investor concerns about US fiscal trends and elevated inflation. The US 30-year yield climbed as much as four basis points to 4.999% on Wednesday before stabilizing, mirroring similar moves in the UK and Japan, where a deepening selloff pushed borrowing costs to the

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Treasuries hold recent gains as inflation gauge stabilizes

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US Treasuries retained most of their recent gains as anticipation of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts held firm after the central bank’s preferred gauge of inflation matched economist estimates. Yields were mixed across tenors following Friday’s release of July personal income and spending data, with short maturities little changed after falling from session highs while longer-dated

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Trump’s Fed gamble risks pushing key bond rates even higher

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President Donald Trump’s unprecedented and escalating attack on the Federal Reserve runs the risk of backfiring by hitting financial markets and the economy with higher long-term borrowing costs. For weeks, he has lambasted Chair Jerome Powell for not slashing interest rates deeply to stimulate the economy and — as Trump sees it — lower the

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Bond market’s big Powell rally needs supportive data to march on

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Jerome Powell sent the US bond market up on Friday by telegraphing his Federal Reserve will resume reducing interest rates as soon as next month.  Beyond September, it’s up to the economy how much further he cuts — and how much more Treasuries can rally. READ MORE: Powell opens the door to interest rate cuts

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Bond market’s rate-cut bets hit decisive stretch with Powell

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Bond traders’ big bet that the Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates faces a key moment this week as Chair Jerome Powell gets a chance to weigh in on the economy. Powell’s speech on Friday at the central bank’s annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, kicks off a make-or-break stretch for the Treasury market, which

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Treasuries tack onto historic gain ahead of quarterly auctions

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US Treasuries, coming off their best day so far this year on Friday, held onto most of the move to start a week featuring a heavy slate of note and bond auctions. Yields on longer-dated bonds settled two basis points lower Monday afternoon in New York, while shorter-dated yields were little changed. Earlier, they fell to session

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Bond traders await Fed meeting, refunding and jobs report

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Bond investors enter a frenetic week comprising the latest Treasury view on quarterly debt sales, a Federal Reserve meeting, and plenty of data crowned by the July jobs report.   With four trading days left in July, the Treasuries market is on course for only its second negative month this year, as investors have reduced

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Treasury yields and dollar rise after retail sales

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The dollar rose after a better-than-estimated retail sales report and a drop in jobless claims reinforced speculation the Federal Reserve will stay on hold for now. Stocks and bonds wavered. The greenback resumed its month-to-date climb while the S&P 500 and bond yields were little changed. Money markets are pricing fewer than two Fed rate

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