Treasury bonds

Treasury bonds jumped, widening the gap between short- and long-term yields to the most in almost four years — a typical reaction to a more dovish Fed.

Bond traders' big bet that the Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates faces a key moment this week as Chair Jerome Powell gets a chance to weigh in on the economy.

US Treasuries, coming off their best day so far this year on Friday, held onto most of the move to start a week featuring a heavy slate of note and bond auctions.

Bond investors enter a frenetic week comprising the latest Treasury view on quarterly debt sales, a Federal Reserve meeting, and plenty of data crowned by the July jobs report.  

The dollar rose after a better-than-estimated retail sales report and a drop in jobless claims reinforced speculation the Federal Reserve will stay on hold for now. Stocks and bonds wavered.

Treasuries slipped ahead of a sale of 30-year US bonds that will provide a fresh test of demand for the type of long-dated government debt that has been under pressure globally.

US Treasuries fell for a fifth day as demand for long-term government debt across the globe wanes amid a flurry of bond auctions this week.

Treasury yields rose Monday led by long-maturity tenors as investors preoccupied with the potential fallout of US tariffs looked ahead to auctions later this week.

Treasuries fell for a second day, pulled lower by a selloff the UK bond market, as traders shifted their attention to a report on the US jobs market on Thursday. 

The Treasury's need to finance growing debt is the unspoken factor in the discussion of monetary policy and housing costs, the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors argues.

Treasuries fell Friday but remained on course for a third straight weekly gain, with benchmark yields near the lowest levels since early May.

A rally in short-dated Treasuries gathered pace Thursday after a raft of US economic data on balance favored wagers on as many as three Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year.

A closely watched auction of 30-year Treasuries saw stronger-than-expected demand on Thursday, easing for now worries that investors would shun the US government's longest maturity.

The Treasury is set to sell $22 billion of 30-year government bonds on Thursday. The results will receive special attention because they will offer an instant readout on the scope of market demand at a time when investor appetite for 30-year US debt has soured. 

Treasuries slumped after stronger-than-expected US job and wage growth prompted traders to trim bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. 

Two- to 10-year yields reached the lowest levels since at least May 9 after the ISM Services gauge for last month signaled contraction for the first time since last June.

The Treasury market experienced unexpected volatility in April after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, but recovered after the moves were delayed. Some see that as proof of resilience in the market, but others say it highlights vulnerabilities.

The yield on 10-year benchmark Treasuries was up about three basis points following Wednesday's sale, after earlier climbing more than five basis points. 

Bond yields are shooting up for the second time in as many months. Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller attributes the volatility to concerns about rising national debt levels.

US corporations with over a trillion in assets snapped up an unprecedented amount of short-term Treasuries when President Donald Trump announced a 90-day delay for most of his "Liberation Day" tariffs, according to Clearwater Analytics.