How Bessent Could Solve the Debt Problem: 3-3-3, DOGE, and a Dose of ‘Repression’
Interest expense is the fastest-growing and most nettlesome part of the federal budget, now exceeding military spending.
Wall Street finishes mixed as strong fashion, tobacco stocks offset Ford’s drop
Wall Street drifted through a mixed day of trading as rising fashion and cigarette stocks worked against drops for Ford Motor ...
Mild bond-market selloff sends 10-, 30-year yields up for first time in 4 days
Long-dated yields finished higher for the first time in four sessions on Thursday, following data on weekly jobless claims which revealed that the U.S. labor m ...
Analysis-US Bond Market Lukewarm on Bessent's 10-Year Yield Pledge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's pledge to contain yields on 10-year Treasury notes met some ...
What’s Suppressing 10-Year Yields?
The stock market has been struggling to mark new highs, but the bond market is on to something. Compared to a quiet January, where the 10-year yield ended down a mere 0.011 percentage point or largely ...
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Mortgage rates pulled back this week
Freddie Mac reports its Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.89%, pulling back ...
Bessent's focus on 10-year US Treasury yield may let Fed off the hook
The Trump administration's emerging focus on long-term Treasury bond yields may show growing sensitivity to market ...
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.89%, third straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective ...
Trump is focused on lowering bond yields, not fighting the Fed, Treasury chief says
The Trump administration isn't looking to clash with the Federal Reserve over interest rates, Treasury Secretary Scott ...
30-Year Mortgage Rates Sink to New 7-Week Low
Rates on new 30-year mortgages saw a notable drop Wednesday—lowering the flagship average to its cheapest level since before Christmas. Several other averages also dipped.