U.S. 10 Year Treasury
5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street to open higher after Nasdaq’s nearly 4% plunge Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. stock futures bounced Wednesday, getting a boost from Dow stock Microsoft’s more than 5% […]
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China’s central bank steps in to slow its rapidly weakening currency, as yuan hits one-year lows
The Chinese yuan has weakened sharply against the U.S. dollar in the last several weeks as the greenback strengthens and investors worry about China’s economic growth. Fotoholica Press | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — The Chinese yuan strengthened slightly against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, reversing a sharp weakening trend after the People’s Bank […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street set to open lower after Friday’s sharp declines Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 30, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. stock […]
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5-year Treasury yield hits 3% following Powell’s comments on rate hikes
The 5-year U.S. Treasury yield topped 3% on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s suggestion that a 50-basis-point rate hike could be in the cards in May. The yield on the 5-year Treasury note was last down 4 basis points at 2.937%. Earlier in the day it climbed as high as 3.05% and was […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Futures mixed after Fed’s Powell knocked markets for a loop Pedestrians walk past the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York’s Times Square. Eric Thayer | Reuters U.S. stock futures were mixed Friday, one day following an afternoon market […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street to open higher after back-to-back Dow gains Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 12, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images […]
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From soaring food prices to social unrest, the fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war could be immense
People attend ‘Mothers’ March’ as part of the ‘Stand with Ukraine’ international protest, in Krakow, Poland on April 10, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images When Russia invaded Ukraine no one knew how long the ensuing conflict would last, or how deep the shockwaves sent through Europe or the rest of the world would […]
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As the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield keeps climbing, here’s what it means for China
BEIJING — The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has risen rapidly to three-year highs, erasing its gap with its Chinese counterpart, something that hasn’t happened for more than a decade. As the yields cross paths – the U.S. one rising above China’s – that theoretically reverses an investment strategy that bought Chinese bonds for the greater return they offered […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Futures steady with earnings, rising bond yields in focus Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 12, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images […]
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Market will break out of slump due to peaking inflation, Evercore ISI predicts
The market slump may be in its final innings. According to Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel, stocks should start grinding higher due to peaking inflation. He cites a positive trend going back to the last time stocks and bonds fell together: 1994. “The market just sort of digested it, and there was a lot of sideways […]
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