U.S. Government Bonds Edge Lower on Stock Market Surge
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell after the Labor Department said wages had risen less than forecast.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell after the Labor Department said wages had risen less than forecast.
By Daniel Kruger · May 4, 2018
U.S. government bond prices edged higher Thursday as traders reacted to softer-than-expected eurozone inflation data. Yields slid after a report showed eurozone inflation in April was below the consensus forecast.
By Sam Goldfarb · May 3, 2018
The U.S. Treasury Department will auction $163 billion in securities next week, comprising $73 billion in new debt and $90 billion in previously sold debt.
May 3, 2018
The Treasury Department is slowly ramping up its debt auctions to meet the federal government’s growing need for borrowed money.
By Daniel Kruger and Ben Leubsdorf · May 2, 2018
U.S. government bond prices inched higher Wednesday after the Treasury Department outlined plans to issue a wave of new debt and the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at the end of its latest policy meeting.
By Akane Otani · May 2, 2018
U.S. government bond prices fell as investors awaited new insight into the Treasury Department’s debt-issuance plans.
By Sam Goldfarb · May 1, 2018
U.S. government bond prices rose Monday, sending the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note lower for a third straight session.
By Gunjan Banerji · April 30, 2018
U.S. government bonds advanced Friday after a report showed the economy grew more than forecast in the first quarter and as yields near multiyear highs continued to attract investors.
By Daniel Kruger · April 27, 2018
U.S. government bonds advanced as yields at multiyear highs lured back buyers.
By Daniel Kruger · April 26, 2018
The U.S. Treasury Department will auction $90 billion in securities next week, comprising 13- and 26-week bills.
April 26, 2018
Investors continued selling Treasury bonds, sending the yield on the benchmark 10-year note to fresh multiyear highs above 3%.
By Akane Otani · April 25, 2018
Long-term U.S. government-bond yields topped 3% for the first time since 2014, a sign investors’ confidence in the stability of economic growth is at last outpacing their fears about the longevity of the postcrisis expansion.
By Daniel Kruger · April 24, 2018
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield reached 3%, hitting a multiyear milestone as investors raised bets that growth and inflation will erode the value of government debt.
By Sam Goldfarb · April 24, 2018
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note approached 3% Monday, hitting a multiyear high as investors bet that a pickup in inflation and economic growth would erode the value of government debt.
By Daniel Kruger · April 23, 2018
U.S. government bond prices slipped, pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note to its highest close since 2014.
By Gunjan Banerji · April 20, 2018
U.S. government bond prices fell Thursday as investors assessed inflationary signals from rising prices for oil and steel.
By Daniel Kruger · April 19, 2018
The U.S. Treasury Department will auction $229 billion in securities next week, comprising $181 billion in new debt and $48 billion in previously sold debt.
April 19, 2018
The gap between short- and long-term Treasury yields is at its narrowest in more than a decade, reflecting investors’ confidence the Fed will maintain its path on rates.
By Daniel Kruger and Sam Goldfarb · April 18, 2018
U.S. government bond prices fell Wednesday as a round of upbeat corporate earnings reports nudged most global stock indexes higher.
By Akane Otani · April 18, 2018
The gap between short and long-term U.S. Treasury yields kept shrinking Tuesday, reflecting confidence that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates even as investors grow skeptical about the outlook for economic growth and inflation.
By Sam Goldfarb · April 17, 2018