Treasury yields

U.S. Treasuries’ foreign ownership in June rises to highest since Feb 2020 -data

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries in June climbed to their highest since February 2020, Treasury Department data showed on Monday,…

4 years ago

Marketmind: Muddied Waters

Investors can be forgiven for being nonplussed on the data front this week. A day after U.S. consumer inflation data…

4 years ago

Asian shares fall as Delta fears eclipse Wall Street uptick

Asian shares failed to follow a strong close on Wall Street with fears about the spread of the Delta variant…

4 years ago

Asian stocks on backfoot as concern over Delta variant saps confidence

Asian stocks started off on a weak footing on Tuesday after a largely soft performance on Wall Street and as…

4 years ago

S&P dips, just off record as energy shares fall

The S&P 500 dipped on Monday, as fuel demand worries during a resurgent pandemic sent energy stocks lower but rising…

4 years ago

Analysis: Where will yields go? Investors weigh U.S. jobs data against Delta fears

An unexpectedly strong jobs number for July has bolstered the case for investors who believe Treasury yields will head higher…

4 years ago

Marketmind: A step closer to Fed taper, quelle surprise!

The main reveal from the Fed's statement was that it was inching closer to a policy normalisation announcement and that…

4 years ago

US dollar, stocks dip as Fed keeps taper timing close to chest

U.S. stocks and the dollar slipped on Wednesday in listless trade after the Federal Reserve gave no clue about when…

4 years ago

Fed meeting may test low U.S. Treasury yields

The $22 trillion market for U.S. Treasury securities may get a reality check from the Federal Reserve this week following…

4 years ago

Marketmind: A China crackdown

World stocks snapped a four-day rising streak on Monday as a widening crackdown on some parts of the world’s second…

4 years ago