U.S. Treasury yields

Mortgage rates have jumped to their highest level in three months as U.S. Treasury yields, driven by rising deficits and fiscal policy fears, push the 30-year benchmark above the critical 5% mark. According to the latest Mortgage Bankers Association report, mortgage application volumes in the U.S....

Yields on U.S. sovereign debt declined Thursday after the Federal Reserve eased monetary policy by slashing interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.  What happened: The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield dropped by 0.8 basis points to 4.335%, while the yield on 2-year government bonds slid 2...

Saudi Arabia has issued $12 billion in debt, marking its most significant foreign borrowing since 2017, at a time when emerging-market nations are increasingly investing in bonds. What Happened: The desert kingdom’s borrowing contributes to the nearly $25 billion of bonds that developing...

Cool mountain breezes blow later this week as central bank officials from around the world gather for their annual symposium in the Tetons. That—along with more retail earnings and more interest rate jitters—is likely to dominate financial news after two wild weeks on Wall Street....

As U.S.-China trade talks drag on, the drumbeat of lackluster economic news also continues as fresh data showed the U.S. economy expanded less than originally thought in the last quarter of 2018 and the inverted yield curve appears to be keeping investors on edge.  Trade negotiations between...

It’s nearly 7,000 miles from Washington to Beijing, but investors might need to keep their eyes peeled on both cities this week. Plenty of earnings action lies ahead (see more below), but for now it appears that two sets of talks—one in China and the other in Washington—could...

Yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year government bonds fell to its lowest level in history in the aftermath of the Brexit vote this week. According to Mohamed El-Erian, there are three things investors need to know about the unprecedented low-yield environment. 3 Little Things 1. Falling U.S. yields...