Treasuries

Despite a Washington-Beijing trade truce at May’s Geneva summit, China just dropped its U.S. Treasury holdings to the lowest level in over 16 years ― and the timing couldn't be more telling. In May, Beijing trimmed its stockpile of American debt to $756.3 billion, shaving off nearly $1...

While President Donald Trump ramps up his global tariff campaign, sending warning letters to 14 countries, the U.S. junk bond market is behaving as if none of it matters. High-yield credit spreads—a closely watched barometer of risk in lower-quality corporate debt—have dropped to 286 basis points...

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is sounding the alarm on what he calls an inevitable “debt/dollar crisis” unless U.S. policymakers confront the country's ballooning fiscal deficit with a mix of tax increases and spending cuts. What Happened: On Monday, in a post on X, Dalio criticized...

Wall Street showed unexpected resilience Monday as investors looked past a sharp escalation in the Middle East, where Iran fired missiles at U.S. military bases in Qatar and Iraq — just 48 hours after American strikes targeted Iranian nuclear facilities. According to Axios, citing Israeli officials...

U.S. bonds are on track to log ten straight six-month periods of underperformance relative to stocks, a record-breaking stretch of underperformance since 2020 that’s rippling through markets and shaking up traditional investor portfolios. The streak spans five years and reflects a regime...

U.S. Treasury yields climbed sharply Monday after a 20-year bond auction showed signs of weakening foreign demand. This bolstered concerns over America's fiscal outlook and tested the market's tolerance for a 5% long-term yield threshold. The spike in yields took place after 12:00 p.m. ET, with the...

Wall Street surged into rally mode during the final trading session of the week as better-than-expected jobs data helped ease fears of an economic slowdown. In May, nonfarm payrolls increased by 139,000—a slight dip from April's downwardly revised 147,000, but above economist forecasts of 130,000....

While Wall Street is laser-focused on whether Treasury yields decisively break the 5% mark — a level already breached by 30-year bonds and often viewed as ominous for stocks — Goldman Sachs is pushing back on the panic. In a research note released Wednesday, Goldman Sachs challenged the widely...

As long-dated Treasury yields hover just below 5% and Moody's strips the U.S. of its final AAA credit rating, investor sentiment toward U.S. government bonds has reached some of its most bearish levels in decades. Much of the gloom surrounds concerns over rising fiscal deficits, ballooning interest...

Correction: The price for gold was corrected. Wall Street's two-day rally lost momentum Wednesday as investors reassessed the economic outlook after weak job numbers and a surprise contraction in the U.S. services sector cast fresh doubt over the strength of the economy. By midday in New York, the...

While the U.S. Dollar and Treasury yields have moved in the same direction in the past, this pattern has seen a significant divergence since April 2025, affecting the long-standing relationship between these asset classes. What Happened: According to the data, since the “Liberation Day...

Wall Street hovered slightly higher by midday Thursday, giving up a chunk of strong overnight gains in futures markets that were triggered by a federal court ruling suspending a large portion of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) led the market after reporting a...

After a sharp Tuesday rally fueled by optimism over improved U.S.-EU trade ties, Wall Street stalled midweek as rising Treasury yields reasserted pressure ahead of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA)’s earnings report and the release of key Federal Reserve minutes. Major U.S. stock indexes paused on...

A major gold exchange-traded fund recorded its steepest capital exodus in nearly three years this May, casting doubts over investor appetite for traditional safe-haven assets—but some analysts suggest the bull cycle is far from over. $2.1 Billion Outflows Rock SPDR Gold ETF The SPDR Gold Trust ETF...

Wall Street charged higher Tuesday, with U.S. equities posting broad-based gains by midday as investors embraced a risk-on mood, spurred by easing Treasury yields and renewed optimism surrounding trade talks between the U.S. and the European Union. The bond market drove a major sentiment shift. U.S...