So far in 2018 the 30- year-fixed has averaged 4.44%, up from 3.99% in 2017. Rates for home loans tumbled in line with the broader bond market, even as the housing market's woes threatened to become a headwind for the entire U.S. economy. The 30- year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.53% during the Aug. 16 week, down six basis points, according to the weekly data from mortgage provider Freddie Mac.
U.S. government bonds slipped Friday as investors remain wary of the possibility geopolitical events over the weekend could generate additional risks. The yield on the benchmark 10- year Treasury note rose modestly, increasing for a second consecutive session to 2.873% from 2.871% Thursday. Yields rise as bond prices fall.
Treasury yields saw muted trade Friday as fears over the Turkish lira's decline were offset by reports that Washington and Beijing were laying the groundwork for possibly ending their protracted trade dispute by November. However, for the week, yields edged higher across debt maturities as appetite for havens abated by the end of the 5- session stretch. The yield for the benchmark 10- year note was mostly flat at 2.873%, leaving its weeklong climb at 1.4 basis points.
Treasury yields saw muted trade Friday as fears over the Turkish lira's decline were offset by reports that Washington and Beijing were laying the groundwork for possibly ending their protracted trade dispute by November. However, for the week, yields edged higher across debt maturities as appetite for havens abated by the end of the 5- session stretch. The yield for the benchmark 10- year note was mostly flat at 2.873%, leaving its weeklong climb at 1.4 basis points.
U.S. Treasury yields were
slightly lower on Friday, as risk aversion worsened slightly
after the Turkish lira weakened again following warnings of
further U.S. tariffs, reigniting worries about an ...
U.S. government bonds rose Friday as investors remained wary of the possibility geopolitical events over the weekend could generate additional risks. The yield on the benchmark 10- year Treasury note fell to 2.859%, according to Tradeweb, from 2.871% Thursday. Yields fall as bond prices rise.
U.S. Treasury yields fell on
Friday, as risk aversion worsened after the Turkish lira
weakened again following warnings of further U.S. tariffs,
reigniting worries about an emerging market currency ...
The U.S. government has been issuing more debt, but it's not getting more foreign buyers in the door. As a result, U.S. investors have so far financed all of this year's increase in the federal government's borrowing. Foreign holdings of the debt have remained essentially flat, though the government's borrowing has risen by $500 billion, giving foreign investors the smallest share of U.S. government debt since 2003. Even as yields on Treasury securities have risen to multiyear...
Investors pulled billions from equities this week, shifting into bonds and high dividend-yielding sectors as Turkey's currency crisis sparked a global selloff and emerging markets entered bear territory, an analysis of fund flows showed on Friday.
* German 10-year Bund yields hit 1-month low of 0.287 pct. * Italian debt sells off as risky assets suffer. * Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. By Virginia Furness and Abhinav Ramnarayan.
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