Should bond investors beware Trump tariffs? How proposed tariffs could hit bonds
The bond market has already begun pricing in the potential for higher interest rates. Even the day after Trump’s election ...
The Treasury Secretary Says Trump Wants Long-Term Interest Rates to Fall—It May Take a While
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump is looking for longer-term interest rates to fall.
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Trump wants lower yields on 10-year bonds. Can he make that happen?
It makes sense that the president would want 10-year yields to come down. Plenty of people would love that. “A lot of consumers feel what happens in 10-year rates,” said Brian Rehling, head of global ...
Dallas Fed's Logan sees little room for more rate cuts, even if inflation nears target
Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan believes that a higher neutral interest rate has left little room for further monetary policy easing, even if inflation comes in close to the Fed's target ...
Dallas Fed's Logan signals rate cuts require US labor market cooling
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Lorie Logan on Thursday signaled she was ready to keep interest rates on hold for ...
Inside the Fed, fears increase that Trump tariffs would boost inflation
There’s a growing sense among some inside the Federal Reserve that President Donald Trump’s willingness to use tariffs as a ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Trump's focus on 10-year Treasury yield to cut borrowing costs raises curiosity - and problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. But for ...
Boston Fed Maps Out Inflation Response to Trump Trade Tariffs
The 25% tariffs Trump was to impose on Mexico and Canada, joined with a 10% tariff on China, would have pushed up underlying ...
Why you should lock in a home equity loan rate this February
There's a compelling case to be made for locking in a home equity loan interest rate this February. Here's why.
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...
Goolsbee: Fed in Solid Place for Eventual Cuts Though Uncertainty Means a Slower Approach
Ahead of key jobs data to be released on Friday, Goolsbee said he was increasingly confident that the U.S. economy had "settled in" at around full employment, with less risk that tight Fed monetary ...