Tag: Federal Reserve

November 9, 2018

Treasury yields pulled back in early Friday trading, as stocks across the world slipped on concerns over China’s economic slowdown. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.57% was down 2.2 basis points to 3.210%, while the 2-year note yield TMUBMUSD02Y, […]

October 29, 2018

More firms report raising wages and salaries than at any time in 36 years, according to a survey of business economists out Monday. A net 56% of respondents to the third-quarter National Association for Business Economics survey said their firms […]

October 26, 2018

The numbers: Gross domestic product decelerated a bit to a 3.5% annual pace in the third quarter, down from torrid 4.2% pace in the prior three months, the government said Friday. GDP is the official measuring stick for the U.S. […]

October 2, 2018

Banks with more than $250 billion in assets could see regulatory relief as the Federal Reserve continues to review regulations, the central bank’s vice chair for supervision of financial institutions said Tuesday. Speaking to members of the Senate, Fed Governor […]

September 21, 2018

Treasury yields were mostly unchanged on early Friday trading as traders looked ahead to next week’s meeting by the Federal Reserve, where a rate increase is expected. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.34% was flat at 3.080%, close to […]

September 20, 2018

Treasury yields pulled back slightly early Thursday trading ahead of data that will give the latest read on the labor and housing market’s health. The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.58% was down 0.9 basis point to 3.074%, but still […]

September 12, 2018

Despite a muted start to the month, the bull case for the U.S. dollar remains intact as the Federal Reserve is seen blazing ahead in raising interest rates, leaving other central banks behind. Net long positions in the U.S. dollar […]

September 6, 2018

The numbers: A survey of service-oriented companies in the U.S. such as hospitals, retailers and restaurants show rapid growth in August, underscoring the broad strength in the economy. The Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing index climbed to 58.5% […]

September 4, 2018

President Donald Trump’s trade policies pose the greatest threat to global economic growth, according to the vice chairman of the world’s largest money manager. In an interview Tuesday, BlackRock’s Philipp Hildebrand also described the Federal Reserve’s current pace of credit […]

August 17, 2018

Treasury yields fell Friday at the end a week of range-bound as trading as demand for U.S. government paper rose when the Turkish lira resumed its decline and weighed on risk sentiment. The yield for the benchmark 10-year note TMUBMUSD10Y, […]