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2-year Treasury yield ends at one-week low after first-quarter GDP is revised downward
Treasury yields fell on Thursday as buyers emerged for government debt and a revised reading of first-quarter U.S. GDP growth showed the economy grew at the smallest rate in almost two years.MarketWatch - Business -
Treasury yields drop in May by most in five months after Fed’s preferred inflation indicator shows some signs of cooling
Rates on U.S. government debt posted the biggest monthly declines of 2024 on Friday after the monthly core reading from the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure had its slowest increase of this year.MarketWatch - Business -
Greater U.S. Treasury Supply Seen as a Medium-Term Risk
Treasurys should maintain their status as a global risk-free asset in the near to medium term, but the need to finance the growing U.S. deficit might coincide with softening demand for Treasurys, increasing the risk premium the government pays, ...The Wall Street Journal - World -
Oil Falls After U.S. Gasoline Inventories Build, Disappointing China Data
Oil prices extended their recent losses following an unexpected build in U.S. gasoline inventories and disappointing factory activity in China.The Wall Street Journal - World - China -
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Jobs Data, ECB in Focus
U.S. jobs data will be keenly awaited as investors try to gauge the timing of potential Federal Reserve rate cuts. The European Central Bank is widely expected to begin lowering rates at its next meeting.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Rising Treasury yields have rattled the stock market. Relief may be on the way.
Buyers returned to the U.S. government-debt market on Thursday, following a two-day selloff in the longest-dated maturities that sent yields to one-month highs. It’s the type of buying interest that could keep Treasury yields in check from here.MarketWatch - Business -
U.S. crude oil falls more than 1%, on pace for worst month of year as gasoline demand is soft
U.S. crude oil having its worst monthly performance since December.CNBC - Business -
Mortgage rates snap three-week pullback, average rate on 30-year loan back above 7%
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage moved back above 7% this week, a setback for home shoppers at a time when the U.S. housing market is already slowing under the strain of elevated home loan borrowing costs and rising pricesABC News - Top stories - Mortgage -
The U.S. economy may be cooling — and helping to tame inflation, too
A cooler economy is usually not a welcome prospect, but the Federal Reserve’s fight to restore low inflation might be dependent upon it.MarketWatch - Business -
Cooling U.S. Prices Halt Dollar's Advance
The dollar was little changed after data suggested inflation is cooling.The Wall Street Journal - World
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