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Should bond investors beware Trump tariffs? How proposed tariffs could hit bonds
Bond investors are carefully watching the potential for the Trump tariffs to stoke inflation, an effect that could send bond ...
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 ...
These Two Assets May Have the Best Returns Under Trump, Say Investopedia’s Readers
Individual investors have curbed their enthusiasm in recent weeks amid new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on China and concerns that those will lead to escalating tensions and another ...
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 ...
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Trump Administration Sets Sights On Reducing Long-Term Treasury Yields, Not Fed Rates, Unveils 3-3-3 Plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized that the Trump administration’s priority is to lower 10-year Treasury yields, not ...
Chicago Fed CEO says tariff uncertainty could slow rate lowering
"I still think my ultimate where-we're-going-to-land is a fair bit below where we are today," Austan Goolsbee said at auto ...
Why the labor market could be the only hope for another Fed rate cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears confident in the US labor market. But that means any signs of a slowdown could ...
Bessent's focus on 10-year US Treasury yield may let Fed off the hook
The Trump administration's emerging focus on long-term Treasury bond yields may show growing sensitivity to market ...