* Cautious optimism markets may stabilize after sharp volatility. * But trade deal hopes may not last long. * Perceived Fed's flexibility on rate cuts helps push yields lower. * Yield curve 'bull-flattens' on cloudy economic outlook. By Davide Barbuscia.
* EU bond prices ease on hopes that tariffs may be less severe. * German 2-year yields halt 6-week falling streak. * Analyst says Trump will eventually back down on China. * US Treasury yields broadly flat after falling on Thursday. By Stefano Rebaudo and Yadarisa Shabong.
* Expectations for a less painful impact of tariffs supports yields. * German 2-year yields set to snap 6-week falling streak. * Analysts say Trump will eventually back down on China. * US Treasury yields flat after falling on Thursday. * Focus also on ECB speakers. * By Stefano Rebaudo.
* Lower-than-feared tariffs seen as supportive. * Economic data shows resilience but cloudy outlook. * Fears of foreign buyers' strike partly assuaged. By Davide Barbuscia. NEW YORK, April 24 - U.S. Treasury yields declined on Thursday on tentative hopes of lower-than-feared U.S. tariffs and the possibility of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in June.
* Washington signals potential easing in trade war with China. * Trump steps back from threats to remove Fed boss. * Friendlier tariff outcome could give Fed more room to cut rates. By Davide Barbuscia.
Bitcoin is trading 2.72% higher on Tuesday at $89,918, inching closer to the psychological $90,000 mark as investors continue to move away from traditional assets and into crypto amid escalating concerns over U.S. Treasuries and the Federal Reserve's independence. The world's largest cryptocurrency is up 5.88% over the last week and 6.61% over the past month.
Bitcoin is trading 2.72% higher on Tuesday at $89,918, inching closer to the psychological $90,000 mark as investors continue to move away from traditional assets and into crypto amid escalating concerns over U.S. Treasuries and the Federal Reserve's independence. The world's largest cryptocurrency is up 5.88% over the last week and 6.61% over the past month.
* U.S.-German 10-yr spread set for biggest monthly rise since 2003. * German 2-year bund yields drop to lowest since October 2022. By Yadarisa Shabong.
* Trading resumed on Tuesday after Easter break. * U.S.-German 10-yr spread set for biggest monthly rise since 2003. * German 2-year bund yields drop to lowest since October 2022. By Yadarisa Shabong.
* Attacks on Powell send jitters across financial markets. * Treasury term premium on the rise, reflecting uncertainty. * 2/10 yield curve steepens to highest in over three years. By Davide Barbuscia and Tatiana Bautzer.
Longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields rose as investors watched with concern the escalating Trump administration attacks on Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, that continued over the weekend and on Monday.
* Wall St stocks muted; UnitedHealth (UNH), Google drag. * Gold pulls back from record high, oil up ~3% * Dollar edges higher, Treasury yields rise. * ECB cuts rates by 25 basis points as expected. By Lawrence Delevingne, Amanda Cooper.
* U.S. Treasury yields tick higher amid market calm. * Fed officials see no immediate rate change amid uncertainty. * Trump criticizes Powell, calls for interest rate cuts. * Japan and China increased Treasury holdings in February. By Alden Bentley.
* U.S. Treasury yields mixed amid market calm. * Fed officials see no immediate rate change amid uncertainty. * Trump criticizes Powell, calls for interest rate cuts. * Japan and China increase Treasury holdings in February. By Alden Bentley.
* Nvidia (NVDA), tech shares battered as US curbs chip sales to China. * Gold climbs 3.5%, dollar slides and safe havens jump. * Powell: Economy slowing in Q1, Fed remains in wait-and-see mode. * Treasury yields fall 4 bps. By Lawrence Delevingne and Harry Robertson.
-Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose 3.4% in February, data from the Treasury Department showed on Wednesday, with the two largest owners, Japan and China, building up their U.S. debt holdings. Total overseas holdings of U.S. Treasuries amounted to $8.817 trillion, up from $8.527 trillion in January, the monthly Treasury International Capital System report showed.
* Powell warns tariffs may hinder growth and inflation control. * Retail sales surge due to tariff-related consumer stockpiling. * U.S. Treasury yields drop amid economic slowdown fears. By Alden Bentley, Chuck Mikolajczak and Stephen Culp.
* Nvidia (NVDA), tech shares hit as US curbs chip sales to China. * Gold climbs 3%, dollar slides and safe-havens jump. * Fed's Powell: Economy slowing in Q1, can wait for greater clarity. * Treasury yields dip. By Lawrence Delevingne and Harry Robertson.
* Euro zone bond yields outperform US treasuries. * Moves to safe-havens resume as uncertainty persists. * Eyes on ECB meeting on Thursday. Euro zone government bond yields dipped on Wednesday, outperforming U.S. Treasuries as risk aversion across assets pushed investors back towards European safe havens.
Euro zone government bond yields dipped on Thursday, with German Bunds outperforming both other European peers and particularly U.S. Treasuries as a new burst of risk aversion across assets pushed investors back towards the safe haven. Germany's 10-year bond yield was down 5 basis points at 2.50%, its lowest in slightly over a week.
Longer-dated Japanese government bond yields on Wednesday pulled back sharply from two-decade highs reached earlier in the week, tracking declines in U.S. Treasury yields as investors adjusted positions amid a lull in tariff headlines.
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with Yahoo Finance on Tuesday dismissed concerns over China weaponizing its Treasuries despite bond market volatility and added there was no risk of China potentially using its robust Treasury pile to inflict economic pain on the United States.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with Yahoo Finance on Tuesday dismissed concerns over China weaponizing its Treasuries despite bond market volatility and added there was no risk of China potentially using its robust Treasury pile to inflict economic pain on the United States.
U.S. Treasury yields will fall, according to bond strategists polled by Reuters who say an economic slowdown in the wake of President Donald Trump's erratic and sweeping tariffs on trading partners will eventually compel the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.
* Market stabilizes after last week's bond yield surge. * Powell's speech and retail sales data on Wednesday. * Bond market recovery eases financial turmoil fears. By Alden Bentley.
* Market stabilizes after last week's bond yield surge. * Traders look ahead to Fed Chair Powell's speech and retail sales data on Wednesday. * Bond market recovery eases financial turmoil fears. By Alden Bentley.
* Dollar steadies near recent lows vs euro, yen and Swiss franc. * Investors await clarity around US tariffs. * US Treasuries stabilize after brutal week. By Ankur Banerjee. The dollar wobbled on Tuesday, languishing near a three-year low against the euro and a six-month trough against the yen it hit last week, as investors struggled to make sense of the back-and-forth changes on U.S. tariffs.
* US stocks post modest gains as tariffs delayed on some electronics. * Tech stocks outperform in Europe and Asia, Apple (AAPL) shares jump. * Dollar dips, Treasury yields ease. * Oil prices tick up. By Lawrence Delevingne and Alun John.
By Jamie McGeever. Amid the cacophony of chaos in financial markets created by the Trump administration's tariffs, the loudest - and most alarming - signal is surely the simultaneous slump in the dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds. It's too early to say whether this is the beginning of a more prolonged trend.
* Wall Street tick up as US tariffs delayed on some electronics. * Confusion as White House says levies might still come. * Tech stocks outperform in Europe and Asia, Apple (AAPL) shares gain. * Dollar dips, Treasury yields ease. By Lawrence Delevingne and Alun John.
* Wall Street shares up as US tariffs delayed on some electronics. * Confusion as White House says levies might still come. * Tech stocks outperform in Europe and Asia, Apple (AAPL) shares jump. * Dollar dips, Treasury yields ease. By Lawrence Delevingne, Alun John.
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yields touched 4.5% on Friday, up 55 basis points over the week, marking their biggest weekly gain in three years, owing to substantial tariff-related uncertainties.
U.S. shares gained on Monday, while the dollar dipped, after the White House exempted smartphones and computers from U.S. tariffs but President Donald Trump said semiconductor levies were likely.
* Dollar weakness, spiking Treasury yields rattle investors. * Earnings in coming week include Goldman, J&J, Netflix (NFLX). * Retail sales on deck, tariff news remains in focus. By Lewis Krauskopf.
* Japan shouldn't think about selling US Treasuries holdings. * Weak yen behind rising cost of living, Onodera says. * Remarks come as Japan gears up for trade talks with US. By Leika Kihara.
Japan must strengthen the yen, such as by helping boost the country's industrial competitiveness, as the currency's weakness has pushed up households' living costs, the ruling party's policy chief said on Sunday.
Bearish bets on U.S. 10-year Treasury note futures from leveraged accounts or hedge funds hit their largest level since late October, data showed on Friday. Data also showed asset managers net longs on 10-year note soared to their highest since at least June 2006.
* 10-year yields sees biggest weekly increase since 2001. * 30-year yields post largest weekly gain since 1987. * Traders remain cautious after volatile week. By Karen Brettell.
* Dollar weakness, spiking Treasury yields rattle investors. * Earnings in coming week include Goldman, J&J, Netflix (NFLX). * Retail sales on deck, tariff news remains in focus. By Lewis Krauskopf.
* 10-year yields head for biggest weekly increase since 2001. * 30-year yields set for biggest weekly gain since 1982. * Traders remain cautious after volatile week. By Karen Brettell.
* Thirty-year yields heading for biggest weekly gain since 1982. * Traders remain cautious after volatile week. By Karen Brettell. Benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury yields were on track for their biggest weekly increase in more than 43 years on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's haphazard approach to. tariffs. prompted global market dislocations and forced selling.
In a CNBC interview Friday, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari raised concerns that investor sentiment may be shifting away from the U.S., citing unusual market movements amid ongoing trade tensions. What To Know: Treasury yields have surged while the dollar has weakened?an atypical reaction during geopolitical uncertainty.
Back-to-back weaker-than-expected inflation reports are failing to calm the U.S. Treasury market, with bond yields climbing again on Friday and fueling speculation that a policy misalignment may soon force the Fed's hand.
* 10-year yields face largest weekly increases since 2001. * Thirty-year yields heading for biggest weekly gain since 1982. * Traders remain cautious after volatile week. By Karen Brettell.
Soaring consumer inflation expectations, driven to a level not seen since the early 1980s, coupled with jittery markets and rising U.S. Treasury yields on Friday amplified the Federal Reserve's dilemma in determining whether the economy is facing a new price shock or headed for a downturn.
The rise in long-term bond yields and drop in the dollar may show investors turning away from the U.S. as the best place to invest, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Friday. "Investors around the world have viewed America as the best place to invest...One of the ways that expresses itself is lower yields," Kashkari said on CNBC.
In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding them until maturity is not possible.
Lower-quality debt securities generally offer higher yields, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.
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