Weak China data, diminishing risk of U.S. tariffs help drive drop in yields
There's more than one factor driving Monday's bond-market rally and sharp decline in Treasury yields, with weak manufacturing data from China and a lower risk of broad-based U.S. tariffs playing a ...
Refinance Rates Inch Up, but Remain Close to This Year's Low
Rates on 30-year refinance loans ticked up 2 more basis points Friday, repeating a modest Thursday climb. Now averaging 7.13%, rates are just slightly above last week's 7.09% reading, which was the ...
Mortgage Rates Holding Near 2025 Low
Friday, ending the week just a few basis points above their lowest level of the new year. Many other loan types also saw steady averages.
Treasury Yields Decline Ahead of Fed Meeting
Treasury yields fall amid a global flight from risk sparked by China's DeepSeek producing advanced AI using much cheaper inferior chips. Over the weekend, Trump threatened Colombia with tariffs after ...
U.S. Treasury yields tumble as markets react to China's AI breakthrough
U.S. Treasury yields declined on Monday morning as investors flocked to bonds following the announcement of the release of ...
Stock market today: Asian markets are mixed after Wall Street edges back from its record
Shares were mixed in thin Asian trading on Monday after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high. Oil prices fell and ...
Treasury yields tumble in flight- to-safety move as U.S. stocks brace for heavy losses
A flight to safety was driving Treasury yields lower on Monday, as stock futures pointed to heavy losses amid fears over the competitive advantage of a Chinese AI startup.
Treasury yields fall as investors look to Fed meeting, key inflation data
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Monday as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve’s next meeting and await key inflation ...
Everyday Economics: Could Treasury yields and mortgage rates end the week higher?
A higher-for-longer interest rate environment has the U.S. economy stuck in place, with existing home sales in 2024 falling to their lowest level since 1995. While ...
The US debt limit may be an unsung bull catalyst for stocks in the early months of 2025
The breaching of the US debt limit could expose 2 bullish catalysts for stock prices: lower interest rates and gridlock among ...
How Far Will President Trump Take Tariffs? This Key Economic Indicator Offers Clues.
Investors have anxiously awaited Trump's start to see which policies he prioritizes and which promises he makes good on. Few ...
Private Equity And Rates, Part II: Do Rates Really Matter For Private Equity?
The correlation between interest rates and the dispersion of performance among leading and lagging private equity funds is more consistent across both periods.