In the fall of 2024, the Federal Reserve cut the Fed funds rate by a full 100 base points. Conventional wisdom suggests that lower short-term rates should drag down longerterm yields. But that's not what happened.The 10-year Treasury yield actually rose, going from 3.6% up to 4.7% over the same period. Analysts were quick to call the rate cuts premature, arguing that inflation hadn't been fully defeated and that the Fed was risking another wave by easing policy too soon. 10 months on, the bond market skepti ...

Last Updated: CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 24, 2025: S&P 500 Falls a Second Day 3 hours ago Stocks Slide a Second Day as Wall Street Awaits Inflation Data Subscribe to Barron's Tools By Connor Smith The stock market stumbled again on Wednesday as the September rally struggled to find its next catalyst. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 172 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 was down 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.4%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note rose to 3.6%. The 10-year yield rose t ...

CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 23, 2025: Nasdaq Falls 1% Last Updated: 2 hours ago Nasdaq Falls Nearly 1% as Wall Street Steps Back From Recent Highs By Connor Smith The stock market pulled back on Tuesday as Wall Street digested the major indexes' latest highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 89 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 was down about 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite dropped nearly 1%. All three marked record closing highs on Monday. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note dropped to 3.59%, while ...

Group 1 - Home builder stocks experienced a decline after an initial rise following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announcement, correlating with an increase in the 10-year Treasury yield [1][2] - The iShares U.S. Home Construction exchange-traded fund fell by 0.9% as the 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since September 9 [2] - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that while the Fed does not set mortgage rates, changes in the policy rate tend to influence mortgage rates, which are linked to the 10-year Treasury yield based on future economic expectations [2]

By CONCLUDED Stock Market News From Sept. 16, 2025: Stocks Pull Back From Record Levels Last Updated: 9 hours ago S&P 500, Nasdaq Build on Records Ahead of Fed Rate Decision Connor Smith Stocks looked to build on their record-setting ways on Tuesday as Wall Street awaited updates from the Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 40 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.2%. The S&P and Nasdaq finished Monday with closing highs, ...

#行情 美国2年期国债收益率目前基本已降3.5%下方，为2022年8月以来的最低水平。2022年随着美联储加息，两年期美国国债收益率稳步攀升。去年9月，当美联储开始降息时，两年期美国国债收益率一度降至3.50%。 https://t.co/UexXCYGDqX ...

RT The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter)This is the definition of broken:In 15 days, the Fed will cut rates for the first time in 2025, yet the 30Y Treasury Yield is now near 5.00%.We have RISING interest rates as markets "price-in" Fed interest rate CUTS.Do you realize what's happening?(a thread) https://t.co/AKt5KG0qx3 ...

[Music] Welcome to Stocks and Translation, Yahoo Finance's video podcast that cuts through the market mayhem, the noisy numbers, and the hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio. I'm Jared Blickery, your host, and with me is Yahoo Finance senior reporter Brooke De Palma. She is here to keep the discussion simple and pointed toward you, the listener.Today, we're going to be focusing on the bond market and the economy. If you care about your mortgage rate, your ...

Why is it that you think there is a new structural regime for benchmark rates that's going to make it a lot more difficult to get them lower over the next ten, 20 years. So it's a great question, Lisa. So let's cast our minds back briefly to the early 2000, to Ben Bernanke and to the famous savings glut hypothesis.So back then, the Fed was hiking, but long term Treasury rates weren't going up. And Bernanke said is because there's a glut of global saving. All of this money coming from China and Saudi into th ...

Economic Outlook & Monetary Policy - The possibility of Federal Reserve rate cuts is decreasing due to a strong stock market and overall healthy economy [1][2] - The market's expectation for September has shifted from a 25 basis points rate cut to no change [2] - Short-term rate adjustments by the Federal Reserve aim to stimulate the economy, but fiscal challenges require attention [8][9] US Fiscal Challenges - The 30-year Treasury yield has reached 5%, the highest since 2007, indicating increased borrowing costs for the US government [3][4] - The US has $36 trillion in debt with an average interest rate of 33%, resulting in $12 trillion annual interest expense [5][6] - A rise in average interest rate to 5% on the debt could increase annual interest expense to nearly $2 trillion [6] - The US faces a fiscal crisis due to rising interest rates and continuous deficit spending [7] Deficit & Potential Solutions - The deficit's impact is now significant due to rising interest rates [11] - At current deficit levels, refinancing debt at current rates could lead to interest spending exceeding major expenditures like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, or the military [12] - Potential solutions involve slowing government spending, increasing revenue (including considering consumption taxes), and deregulation to stimulate economic growth [14][16]