“In recent days, bond yields have risen on expectations that Trump will win the presidency and that his new term would bring higher deficits, inflation or both.”
Bond investors dumped their long-term Treasuries as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates this year. But now the Fed has rolled back its expectations for 2025 rate cuts, and investors are still fleeing 10-year debt, with even greater urgency. What gives?
There may even be a feedback loop between rising yields and the rising Dollar with one helping the other higher like a couple of mountaineers scaling a rock face. "Last week, the dollar fell as US yields fell; this week, the dollar rose as US yield...
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Yes, I have Beth. It seems like consumers like us are beinghit in the pocketat the moment – and by that, I mean we have less money to spend. Beth Now, I’m no economist, but I know this has a lot to do withinflation- the increase in prices of things over time. ...
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(their only asset is their homes), and the public services they rely on have been disappearing. For the top, it’s just the opposite: Their incomes are rising, their stock-market portfolios have been growing, and a growing portion of their earnings has been subject to a capital-gains tax...
This bond also tends to signal investor confidence. The U.S Treasury sells bonds via auction and yields are set through a bidding process.1Prices for the 10-year bond drop when confidence is high, which causes yields to rise. This is because investors feel they can find higher-returning inv...