Fed Rate-Hike Bets Shift Toward December as Hot Inflation and $110 Oil Squeeze Borrowers
Price pressures in the world’s largest economy are running hotter than policymakers would like, yet the Federal Reserve appears in no rush to act. September...
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Warsh Keeps Fed’s Rate Options Open as Hot Inflation Data Fuels Hike Bets
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh declined on Friday to say whether the US central bank will raise interest rates again this month. This came just...
Global Bond Yields Climb to Multi-Decade Highs as France Becomes the Market’s New Worry
Government bond markets are delivering the starkest warning in global finance this week. Borrowing costs in the United States, Britain and the euro area sit...
US Treasury Yields Hit Highest Level Since 2002, Pushing Mortgage Rates Above 7.5%
Government bond yields in the United States have climbed to their highest levels in more than two decades, a surge that is already feeding into...
Lagarde Says Measured ECB Rate Hikes Remain Appropriate as Euro Zone Inflation Tops 3%
The head of the European Central Bank has signalled that the euro zone’s fight against energy-driven inflation will continue at a steady pace, not a...
Mortgage Rates Top 7% as Treasury Yields Climb After Fed Rate Hike
Anyone hoping for cheaper home loans this autumn received another setback as mortgage rates moved above 7 percent, driven by a surge in Treasury yields...
Mortgage Rates Top 7% for the First Time Since January 2025, Adding Strain to Home Buyers
WASHINGTON — For would-be home buyers already stretched by high prices, another hurdle has arrived. Mortgage rates have moved above 7% for the first time...
US 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since 2004 as Global Bond Sell-Off Deepens
NEW YORK — Long-term US borrowing costs have climbed to levels not seen in two decades. A global sell-off in government bonds, fuelled by inflation...
US 10-Year Treasury Yield Climbs to Highest Level Since 2007 as Fed Signals More Rate Hikes
The yield on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note climbed to about 5.1% on Wednesday. That is a level not seen since July 2007, and...