Heading into the September 16 FOMC decision, swaps and futures markets imply roughly 60% odds that the Fed lifts its target range to 3.75%–4%.That puts the market and the White House on opposite sides of the same question.
The 10-year Treasury topped 4.81% this week as the bond market continues to signal concern over inflation and rising oil prices and our rising deficit.
If you’re weighing municipal bonds against other fixed-income options, the coupon rate alone doesn’t tell the full story.
Just two weeks after unveiling its buyback schedule for the quarter, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it’s doubling — at minimum — the size of its liquidity support buyback operations for securities in the 10-year to 30-year range.
According to the Investment Company Institute, money market fund assets totaled $7.91 trillion for the week ending August 5, 2026 — roughly $3.1 trillion of that held in retail accounts, with the remainder in institutional and prime funds.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $125 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $96.3 billion of privately-held Treasury notes and bonds maturing on August 15, 2026.
The Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-1/2 to 3-3/4 percent, in support of the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate, and continuing its policy of maintaining ample reserves in the banking system.
On Tuesday, IBM shares crashed roughly 25%, the worst single-day drop in the company’s history, after pre-announcing preliminary Q2 results that badly missed expectations
Every investor is familiar with the quiet frustration of watching a solid return diminish under the weight of taxes and inflation.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh used his appearance with CNBC’s Sara Eisen at the ECB Forum on Central Banking to reaffirm his stance against forward guidance.
One of the most frequent questions fixed-income investors ask is whether it is better to buy individual bonds or invest in a bond fund.
Successful investing starts with one thing — open, honest communication. Just as a doctor needs to know all your symptoms to properly diagnose and treat you.