Treasuries are starting the week on an optimistic note, buoyed by tumbling oil prices and assurances that tens of billions of dollars in Japanese currency interventions won’t be funded from sales of US government debt.
Treasuries are starting the week on an optimistic note, buoyed by tumbling oil prices and assurances that tens of billions of dollars in Japanese currency interventions won’t be funded from sales of US government debt.
Long-term Treasury yields touched fresh multiyear highs, extending the surge unleashed by the Federal Reserve decision to hold rates steady despite still-elevated inflation.
Long-term Treasury yields touched fresh multiyear highs, extending the surge unleashed by the Federal Reserve decision to hold rates steady despite still-elevated inflation.
Treasuries are heading for their longest gaining streak in a month, buoyed by a sharp retreat in oil prices on optimism that talks between the US and Iran will lead to the resumption of tanker traffic around the Arabian Peninsula.
Treasuries are heading for their longest gaining streak in a month, buoyed by a sharp retreat in oil prices on optimism that talks between the US and Iran will lead to the resumption of tanker traffic around the Arabian Peninsula.
Only last month, Andrew Bailey again insisted quantitative tightening is here to stay. The Bank of England governor has been adamant the UK central bank needs to keep slashing its bond holdings to clear the decks for the next crisis and take interest-rate risk off its balance sheet.
Only last month, Andrew Bailey again insisted quantitative tightening is here to stay. The Bank of England governor has been adamant the UK central bank needs to keep slashing its bond holdings to clear the decks for the next crisis and take interest-rate risk off its balance sheet.
German bond yields rose to the highest level since 2011 as surging oil prices prompted bigger bets on interest-rate hikes, even as the European Central Bank kept its benchmark unchanged.
German bond yields rose to the highest level since 2011 as surging oil prices prompted bigger bets on interest-rate hikes, even as the European Central Bank kept its benchmark unchanged.
Three consecutive downside inflation surprises and the slowest private-sector wage growth since 2020. It should be enough to convince investors that the Bank of England is entertaining interest rate cuts.
Three consecutive downside inflation surprises and the slowest private-sector wage growth since 2020. It should be enough to convince investors that the Bank of England is entertaining interest rate cuts.
German bond yields fell after spiking on Wednesday as investors watched for further disruption in the oil market following the latest flare-up in conflict between the US and Iran.
German bond yields fell after spiking on Wednesday as investors watched for further disruption in the oil market following the latest flare-up in conflict between the US and Iran.
The two-year US Treasury yield climbed back toward last month’s peak amid a selloff in global bond markets as rising oil prices rekindled worries about inflation.
The two-year US Treasury yield climbed back toward last month’s peak amid a selloff in global bond markets as rising oil prices rekindled worries about inflation.
Treasuries edged lower as traders awaited a US employment print that may give clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path after Chairman Kevin Warsh struck a dovish tone on inflation.
Treasuries edged lower as traders awaited a US employment print that may give clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path after Chairman Kevin Warsh struck a dovish tone on inflation.
Foreign investors, long an anchor for the UK government bond market, turned net sellers of gilts in May as climbing yields failed to offset concern about the country’s political turbulence.
Foreign investors, long an anchor for the UK government bond market, turned net sellers of gilts in May as climbing yields failed to offset concern about the country’s political turbulence.
The pound and gilts edged higher after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned and the path to power began to clear for the frontrunner to succeed him.
The pound and gilts edged higher after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned and the path to power began to clear for the frontrunner to succeed him.
Keir Starmer announces his resignation, on June 22.
Traders added to wagers for Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes, fully pricing a quarter-point increase by September after a spike in oil prices revived inflation concerns.
Traders added to wagers for Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes, fully pricing a quarter-point increase by September after a spike in oil prices revived inflation concerns.
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Traders in the US rates options market are embracing a nascent wager on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path: a whopping 3 percentage points worth of cuts in the next nine months.
The UK’s government bonds fell after Andy Burnham’s victory in a special election renewed political uncertainty, prompting investors to demand a higher premium to hold the country’s debt.
The UK’s government bonds fell after Andy Burnham’s victory in a special election renewed political uncertainty, prompting investors to demand a higher premium to hold the country’s debt.
Commuters on Westminster Bridge near the Houses of Parliament in the background in London, UK, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The UK’s Labour government passed a workers’ rights package that expands protections for employees and achieves a key policy goal of the party’s left.
Faced with ongoing volatility in the oil market, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and his colleagues are trying to strike a path that’s tough on inflation without harming growth and jobs. To do so, they’re taking a history lesson in football.
Faced with ongoing volatility in the oil market, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and his colleagues are trying to strike a path that’s tough on inflation without harming growth and jobs. To do so, they’re taking a history lesson in football.
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, at The Investment Association annual conference in London, UK, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The BOE is considering whether it needs to hike interest rates to contain the threat of another period of prolonged high inflation.
Gilts extended their winning streak to five days after UK inflation held steady in May, easing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates.
Gilts extended their winning streak to five days after UK inflation held steady in May, easing pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates.
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