The gap between U.S. and European 10- year government bond yields has tightened to its narrowest in more than a month as Treasurys rallied and German bunds sold off in recent days. The move signals that investors are changing their views about the relative performance of the two economies: The strong recovery of the U.S. has been priced in and a pickup in Covid-19 vaccinations in Europe is raising hopes that the summer will bring better growth there, according to investors and...
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday asked its primary bond dealers for their views on how a potential reinstatement of the federal debt limit on July 31 will affect the Treasury debt market and potential supply of bills over the next three months.
Treasury yields registered their biggest one-day decline since early November on Thursday, reflecting renewed demand for government debt after sustained selling in the first quarter. The yield on the benchmark 10- year U.S. Treasury note settled at 1.531%, according to Tradeweb, compared with 1.637% on Wednesday.
Treasury yields were on track to register their biggest decline in months Thursday, reflecting renewed demand for government debt after sustained selling in the first quarter. In recent trading, the yield on the benchmark 10- year U.S. Treasury note was 1.548%, according to Tradeweb, compared with 1.637% on Wednesday.
U.S. Treasury yields rose on
Wednesday as several Federal Reserve officials, including Chair
Jerome Powell, were set to speak in the wake of the latest
inflation data.
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released its asset purchase schedule for the April 14-May 13 period, keeping its Treasury purchases unchanged at $80 billion per month.
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released its asset purchase schedule for the period April 14 to May 13. See link: https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/domestic-market-operations/monetary-policy-implementation/treasury-securities/treasury-securities-operational-details#current-schedule.
Japanese government bond futures edged higher in subdued trade on Friday as dealers took stock of bond auctions this week that were largely met with healthy demand. Sentiment for fixed income was slightly bullish, but investors avoided taking out big positions before important auctions of U.S. Treasuries and the release of U.S. consumer price data next week, analysts said.
U.S. Treasury yields fell on
Thursday, pressured by fresh dovish comments from Federal
Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and weaker-than-expected initial
jobless claims that highlighted the economy's ...
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