U.S. 10 Year Treasury
Treasury yields retreat ahead of the Christmas holiday
Treasury yields retreated on Tuesday in a holiday-shortened trading session ahead of the Christmas break. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was 12 basis points lower at 4.586%, while the 2-year Treasury was down 9 basis points at 4.340%. One basis point is equal to 0.01%. Yields move inversely to prices. Tuesday will likely play out as […]
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How the Federal Reserve’s rate policy affects mortgages
The Federal Reserve lowered its interest rate target three times in 2024. This has many Americans waiting for mortgage rates to fall. But that may not happen for some time. “I think the best case scenario is we’re going to continue to see mortgage rates hover around six and a half to 7%,” said Jordan […]
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Stock futures tick higher as traders await the Fed’s preferred inflation reading: Live updates
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 17, 2024. NYSE U.S. stock futures were slightly higher on Thursday evening as traders anticipate the latest reading of the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 33 points, or about 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 […]
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10-year Treasury yield leaps to 4.5% as Fed signals caution on future rate cuts
U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced its latest interest rate cut, but signaled fewer could be on the horizon. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed more than 11 basis points to 4.498%, hovering around the key 4.5% level in afternoon trading. The 2-year Treasury yield surged more than 10 […]
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Wall Street sees upside in 2025 for these dividend-paying real estate stocks
The outlook for real estate is brighter in 2025, according to many on Wall Street. After a rough couple of years, it is “the dawn of a new cycle” for real estate investment trusts, according to Citi. The firm expects REITs, which typically pay dividends, to have a total return of 10% to 15% in […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Inflation’s hot, but so are markets this year
Employees work at stations on the factory floor of Vanson Leathers, in their New Bedford factory, on Sept. 26. Lane Turner | Boston Globe | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter […]
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China bonds rally with 10-year yield hitting a multi-decade low on rate cut expectations
China’s economy is widely expected to grow by more than 5% this year. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images China bonds rallied Monday with the 10-year yield dropping below the key psychological level of 2% to hit a multi-decade low, amid expectations that Beijing could expand its stimulus measures to shore up the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Is Nvidia its own worst enemy?
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., holds up the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers as he speaks during the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets […]
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Morningstar names cheap stocks in a sector that ‘deserves a place in everybody’s portfolio’
Top Morningstar strategist David Sekera says there’s one sector that “deserves a place in everybody’s portfolio” right now — the energy sector. Speaking to CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia” last week, the firm’s U.S. markets strategist said the energy sector was trading at a 5% discount and is set to “do well, especially if we get […]
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How to protect your portfolio against risks tied to President-elect Trump’s tariff agenda
Money manager John Davi is positioning for challenges tied to President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. Davi said he worries the new administration’s policies could be “very inflationary,” so he thinks it is important to choose investments carefully. “Small-cap industrials make more sense than large-cap industrials,” the Astoria Portfolio Advisors CEO told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this […]
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