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S&P 500 futures are little changed after stocks pull back to start new week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on September 23, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures are modestly higher on Monday night, following a losing day on Wall Street as rising oil prices and bond yields weighed on markets. Dow Jones […]
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Here’s how to position your fixed income portfolio for lower rates, according to strategists
The U.S. Federal Reserve made a big interest rate cut to kick off its first easing cycle in four years. What does this mean for fixed income? Since the Fed started hiking rates four years ago, cash has poured into short-term money markets such as Treasury bills as they offered attractive yields with rising rates. […]
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Treasury yields rise as traders await Powell remarks
The U.S. 10-year Treasury rose on Thursday as investors looked ahead to remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed more than 5 basis points at 3.835%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury added roughly 5 basis point higher at 3.976%. Yields and prices move in opposite directions. […]
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10-year Treasury yield dips as traders weigh state of U.S. economy after latest data
U.S. Treasury yields were lower Friday as investors continued to assess the state of the U.S. economy after labor data buoyed sentiment. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was around 6 basis points lower at 3.938% at 8:57 a.m. ET, nonetheless holding near the level it was at last week before a weak U.S. jobs report helped trigger […]
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Warren Buffett now owns more T-bills than the Federal Reserve
Berkshire Hathaway now owns more in Treasury bills than the U.S. Federal Reserve as Warren Buffett builds up his cash fortress to a record level. The Omaha-based conglomerate held $234.6 billion in short-term investments in Treasury bills by the end of the second quarter, while it owned more than $42 billion of cash and cash equivalents […]
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10-year Treasury yield rebounds after hitting its lowest level in more than a year
Treasury yields bounced back on Tuesday as investors closely monitored a reversal of the previous day’s global market sell-off. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note traded more than 7 basis points higher at 3.855% at 7:08 a.m. ET. It comes after the yield on the 10-year Treasury note on Monday fell to its […]
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Moving out of cash? These are the top-performing fixed income funds so far this year
Get out of cash — that’s what many on Wall Street have been saying since expectations of rate cuts started rising earlier this year. They’re now doubling down on that call, with the U.S. Federal Reserve signaling that it would finally cut rates in September. That would make cash rates less attractive than other parts […]
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A global stock rout is deepening with investors fleeing to safe havens
A man looks at an electronic boarddisplaying stock prices of the Nikkei 225 listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on April 30, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Investors on Monday turned to safe-haven assets as a global stock sell-off deepened, following weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data at the end of last […]
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10-year Treasury yield falls below 4% for the first time since February
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 24, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Treasury yields fell Thursday as investors digested comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who suggested a September rate cut was on the table, along with a jump in U.S. jobless claims. The benchmark 10-year […]
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Trading the Fed decision: These stocks could get the biggest boost from lower rates
Certain stocks should be winners as the Federal Reserve seeks to lower short-term rates, if history is any guide. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept rates unchanged, as expected , and noted progress it was making on inflation. Traders are betting the central bank is preparing markets for a rate cut at its next meeting […]
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