bond markets

How bonds perform one year after the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut of a cycle

Business
Jessica Roberts

Published: Feb. 16, 2024 at 2:51 p.m. ET The U.S. bond market’s strong rally in the fourth quarter likely has more room ...

Fed’s Beige Book finds signs of cooling labor market across most of the country

Business
Jessica Roberts

Published: Jan. 17, 2024 at 2:22 p.m. ET There were signs that the labor market was cooling in nearly all regions of ...

What history says about stocks and the bond market ahead of a first Fed rate cut

Business
Jessica Roberts

Investors are convinced the Federal Reserve’s next move will be to cut rates. But if the Fed does follow through, the timing ...

Here’s how much financial conditions have eased across stocks, bonds and the dollar ahead of Fed rate decision

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Sarah Wilson

Financial conditions have eased ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week, with U.S. stocks extending their rally on Monday as ...

Foreign bond investors are ‘extremely concerned’ about US deficits while the risk of China and Japan dumping Treasurys looms large

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Jessica Roberts

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters, October 14, ...

Stocks struggle as yields rise, tech earnings loom

Business
Jessica Roberts

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been a cautious start to the week ...

Stock-market investors face reality of 5% Treasury yields. Here’s what’s next.

Business
Jessica Roberts

The rising yields on U.S. government debt, which sent the 10-year Treasury rate near 5%, a level not seen in 16 years, ...