Bonds
Why Vanguard likes a 40/60 portfolio to boost returns over the next decade
Investors looking to boost returns in the coming years may want to consider upping their bond allocations, according to Vanguard. The asset manager has a model portfolio that’s overweight on fixed income, reflecting a roughly 40% allocation toward equities and 60% in bonds. In particular, it’s overweight on U.S. credit and U.S. long-term bonds compared […]
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10-year Treasury yield spikes to highest level since late 2023 after hotter-than-expected jobs report
U.S. Treasury yields jumped to their highest level since November 2023 after the latest jobs data came in stronger than economists had forecast. The 10-year Treasury yield added nearly six basis points at 4.745%. The 2-year Treasury surged more than 10 basis points at 4.369%. One basis point is equal to 0.01% and yields and […]
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Why China’s central bank has stopped bond purchases
BEIJING — The Chinese central bank halted its government bond purchases Friday in an attempt to slow a one-way bonds trade that’s put unwanted downward pressure on the yuan, analysts said. China’s 10-year bond yield plunged to a record low this month, while the Chinese currency traded in Hong Kong on Wednesday hit its weakest […]
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China central bank suspends treasury bond buying citing short supply
A woman walks past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018. Jason Lee | Reuters China’s central bank said on Friday it has decided to suspend treasury bond purchases temporarily due to short supply of the bonds. The People’s Bank of China said it would resume bond buying depending on supply and demand in the government bond market. Source
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10-year Treasury yield jumps after economic data points to sticky inflation
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday after economic data suggested services inflation is proving hard to tame. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed more than seven basis points to 4.693%, and earlier hit an intraday high of 4.699%, reaching its highest level since April 26. The 2-year Treasury yield gained more than two basis points to […]
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UK’s long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998
View looking towards the Royal Exchange and in the City of London where the glass architecture of the tower 22 Bishopsgate disappears into mist on 6th November 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images U.K. borrowing costs ticked higher on Tuesday, after an auction of 30-year Treasury gilts brought […]
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Why it’s time to tweak your investments after lofty stock returns in 2024
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Stocks soared in 2024. Congratulations! After taking a victory lap, it may be time to adjust your portfolio — because those heady returns likely threw your investment allocations out of whack. The S&P 500, a stock index of the largest public U.S. companies by market capitalization, gained 23% in […]
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The battered bond market starts 2025 facing some difficult issues about debt
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 15, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images As if the bond rout in 2024 wasn’t bad enough, fixed income investors face multiple challenges in the year ahead, including one under-the-radar worry about short term notes coming due. Nearly $3 trillion of U.S. debt is […]
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Treasury yields dip as final trading week of 2024 kicks off
U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Monday in one of the final trading days of the year got underway. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by about 7 basis points at 4.547%, trading just below multimonth highs recorded last week. The 2-year Treasury yield was last trading at 4.254% after dipping by about 7 […]
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How to invest $50,000 in 2025 for the biggest returns with only modest risk
Investors looking to get the biggest returns without taking outsized risks have a few options for next year, according to pros on Wall Street. Market strategists expect stocks to move higher in 2025, but anticipate a turbulent year, according to the CNBC Market Strategist Survey released Dec. 13. The S & P 500 is projected […]
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