U.S. 2 Year Treasury
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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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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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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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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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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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How will the next Trump administration impact India?
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with former U.S. President Donald Trump before a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging […]
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10-year Treasury yield rises above 4.3% as traders ignore noisy jobs report
The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose as traders downplayed October jobs data showing meager job growth that was hurt by hurricanes and striking workers, and was far below what Wall Street was expecting. The 10-year Treasury yield jumped nearly 10 basis points at 4.382%. The 2-year Treasury yield was higher by 5 basis points […]
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The Fed slashed interest rates last week, but Treasury yields are rising. What’s going on?
Construction work is done around the Federal Reserve building on September 17, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images With its larger-than-normal cut last week, the Federal Reserve sent a clear message that interest rates are heading considerably lower in the future. The Treasury market, though, hasn’t been paying […]
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DoubleLine’s Gundlach says the Fed needs to cut rates quickly, sees a half-point reduction Wednesday
DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said Tuesday that the Federal Reserve needs to ease policy swiftly amid the current economic slowdown, seeing a half-point interest-rate reduction this week. “The Fed just follows the two-year Treasury and the two-year Treasury is down at 3.6% so the Fed needs to cut rates [by] 150 [basis points] pretty quickly,” Gundlach […]
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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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