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Bond yields
Corporate bond yields have been rising, too
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Justin Ho
Mar 23, 2021
Bond investors are demanding higher corporate bond yields. That's a good sign about where the economy's headed this year.
U.S. bond auction will test if yields are high enough to attract buyers
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Justin Ho
Mar 9, 2021
The government needs to plow out of a lot of debt from previous COVID-19 rescue packages and the potential $1.9 trillion in additional aid.
Will borrowing get more expensive for consumers as the economy recovers?
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Amy Scott
Mar 5, 2021
Interest rates on 30-year mortgages have started climbing.
What the bond market can tell us about the pace of economic recovery
Feb 23, 2021
Rising bond yields are an optimistic sign, even though the Fed says a real recovery isn't right around the corner.
Bond yields are lower than during the financial crisis
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Amy Scott
Mar 9, 2020
But that may not be signaling that the economic damage from the coronavirus will be as bad as the Great Recession.
10-year Treasury yields, at record lows, are still above zero. Not after inflation, though.
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Amy Scott
Mar 6, 2020
When you factor inflation, investors are actually losing money by lending to the U.S. government.
Investors seek safe havens as markets, bond yields fall
Mar 4, 2020
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury dipped below 1% Tuesday.
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Bond yields hit a record low
Feb 28, 2020
Why are investors settling for such small returns? U.S. Treasurys are about the safest place to put your money.
Treasury yields invert, warning of possible recession
Aug 14, 2019
It's a market phenomenon that shows investors want more for short-term government bonds than they do for long-term bonds.
Is the yield curve talking to us?
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Jed Kim
Jun 28, 2018
A lot of attention is being paid right now to what’s known as the yield curve. And if you don’t know what that is, it’s essentially the difference between interest rates on short-term and long-term government bonds. In a growing economy, you typically see higher rates on the 10-year Treasury note than you do on […]