U.S. Treasury yields: investors consider economic outlook

U.S. Treasury yields were slightly higher on Tuesday, as investors awaited the release of economic data that could provide hints about the economic outlook. The 2-year Treasury yield was up by about 3 basis points at 4.885%. The 10-year Treasury yield was 2 basis points higher at 4.4%. Yields and prices have an inverted relationship, … Read more

Diddy’s former security head Roger Bond’s cryptic response to Cassie’s lawsuit confuses fans

Roger Bonds was also nominated by Cassie in sexual assault lawsuit against the rapper Diddy’s former security head Roger Bond’s cryptic response to Cassie’s lawsuit confuses fans Sean “Diddy” Combs former head of security, Roger Bonds, found himself in legal trouble after the rapper’s former girlfriend Cassie filed a sexual assault lawsuit against the singer … Read more

investors look to key inflation data

U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as key inflation figures showed a surprisingly soft change in prices last month. The 10-year Treasury yield fell nearly 18 basis points to about 4.45%. The 2-year Treasury yield fell more than 19 basis points to under 4.9%. Yields and prices move in opposite directions and one basis point … Read more

Moody’s warning on the massive U.S. debt burden has turned into a nonevent

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock exchange during morning trading on November 10, 2023 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images There was a time when bad news about U.S. debt would send markets into a tailspin, but not this month. Markets on Monday shrugged at a warning … Read more

ICBC, the world’s biggest bank, hit by ransomware cyberattack

A pedestrian walks pass a branch of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in Fuzhou, Fujian province of China. VCG | Getty Images The U.S. financial services division of Chinese bank ICBC was hit with a cyberattack that reportedly disrupted the trading of Treasurys. ICBC, the world’s largest lender by assets, said on Thursday … Read more

Prince Harry ‘letting’ Meghan Markle widen divides and destroy bonds

Prince Harry ‘letting’ Meghan Markle widen divides and destroy bonds Prince Harry has just been put on blast, alongside his wife Meghan Markle for trying to widen the divide with the Royal Family. Royal expert Jennie Bond issued these claims and admissions about the duo. She broke everything down in one of her most candid … Read more

UK borrowing costs plunge after interest rates held

People walk outside the Bank of England in the City of London financial district, in London, Britain, January 26, 2023. Henry Nicholls | Reuters U.K. government borrowing costs fell sharply Thursday, continuing a pull-back from recent highs, after the Bank of England joined the Federal Reserve in holding interest rates steady for a second straight … Read more

Europe at an impasse over fiscal reform — and Italy’s bond market could suffer

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Antonio Masiello | Getty Images News | Getty Images Italy could face yet more economic pressure as the European Union faces a standoff over new debt rules. The 27 member states of the EU have been at odds over new debt rules for several months. The idea is to make … Read more

Global bond rout looks ‘tremendously dangerous’ for stocks, hedge fund manager warns

An intensifying bond rout is piling pressure on the global economy and creating a “tremendously dangerous” outlook for equities, the chief investment officer of Livermore Partners hedge fund said Friday. A new era of higher interest rates has caused bond yields to surge, hampering returns for investors and flipping on its head the status quo … Read more

BOJ tools include YCC, bond buying, interest rates

The Japan flag is juxtaposed against a Japanese yen bank note. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Bank of Japan policymakers will gather in Tokyo next week for their penultimate meeting this year. Market observers expect them to raise their inflation projections, while others think further modest adjustments to its yield curve control policy … Read more