The Battered Bond Market Starts 2025 Facing Some Difficult Issues about Debt
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The bond market is signaling two things about Trump’s second term
President Trump’s trade-war tactics have been tough for investors to parse, especially as stocks zigzagged to start the week amid mixed messages from the bond market.MarketWatch - 51m -
How Taiwan became a quiet bond market superpower
And why it could blow up in everyone’s faceFinancial Times - 4d -
The Bond Market Is Flashing a Warning about Trump Tariff and Spending Plans
Fears of inflation and more debt are already making borrowing more expensive.The New York Times - 6d -
What a New Poll Says About Gen-Z’s Workplace Issues. There Are Many
A survey finds 95 percent of Gen-Zers consider breaking various office rules acceptable, and nearly 30 percent ‘catfish’ recruiters for jobs they don’t want.Inc. - 6d -
3 signs you need debt relief for 2025
Not sure if 2025 is the year to secure debt relief support? Here are three major signs to look for.CBS News - Jan. 27 -
The difficult question about Auschwitz that remains unanswered
Post-war Europe digested the horror - but how did it make sense of the perpetrators?BBC News - Jan. 27 -
The bond market’s new calm isn’t because concerns about Trump’s agenda are gone
The 10-year Treasury yield may have peaked at around 4.8% — for now.MarketWatch - Jan. 25 -
BlackRock's Fink sees potential risks and says the bond market will tell us where we are going
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Trump's efforts to unleash capital in the private sector could reaccelerate inflation and hurt the stock market.CNBC - Jan. 23 -
China urges state-backed funds to buy more stocks amid market slump, falling bond yields
China's financial regulators on Thursday unveiled a slew of measures to urge large state-owned mutual funds and insurers to purchase more A-shares.CNBC - Jan. 23 -
The market is wrong about US rates under Trump in 2025
The resilient American economy and the policies of the new administration will lead the Fed to tighten policyFinancial Times - Jan. 22 -
Federal debt as far as the eye can see — and them some
The Congressional Budget Office projects the federal deficit will continue to rise, reaching $2.7 trillion by 2035, due to legislation passed by Joe Biden and Democrats. The new para-government ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Stock-market rally depends on answer to this ‘real question’ about bond yields
For stocks, much depends on whether the past week marked a peak in yields or was merely a snapback after getting technically overstretched.MarketWatch - Jan. 20 -
Trump versus the bond market: president-elect’s campaign rhetoric puts investors on edge
Some analysts fear ballooning federal debt and a bullish stock market means ‘something will surely snap’. Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday has the world economy on tenterhooks. ...The Guardian - Jan. 19 -
US Debt Faces Record as Trump and GOP Plan Tax Cuts
The Congressional Budget Office forecasts that annual deficits will top $21 trillion over the next decade.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
The bond markets vs Donald Trump
There is a notable — and rising — risk of financial turmoil if the new White House does anything to spook investorsFinancial Times - Jan. 17 -
How Trump connected with men and what it says about larger issues
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the Oval Office, his election gains among men have become a key focus. They suggest voters weren't satisfied with the way Democrats have addressed economic and ...CBS News - Jan. 16 -
Retail sales point to a robust holiday shopping season. U.S. economy starts off 2025 with some momentum.
Retail sales rose at a solid pace in the final month of 2024, capping off a good holiday shopping season and suggesting the economy entered the new year with some momentum.MarketWatch - Jan. 16 -
From worst to first: Last year’s stock-market laggards see strong start to 2025
The U.S. stock market has been turned on its head in the early days of January.MarketWatch - Jan. 14 -
Some Raw Truths About Raw Milk
Despite the serious risks of drinking it, a growing movement — including the potential health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — claims it has benefits. Should we take them more seriously?The New York Times - Jan. 13 -
Stock-market investors are getting nervous about this bond-market move that’s only happened twice in over 40 years
Stock-market investors are turning jittery over something which has apparently happened only two times in the bond market since the early 1980s: The 10-year Treasury yield has jumped by about as ...MarketWatch - Jan. 12 -
Yankees still in market for infielder, but Marcus Stroman's contract an issue
The Yankees appear keen on trading veteran right-hander Marcus Stroman this offseason and are in the market for an infielder, but the veteran pitcher’s contract is an issue.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 12 -
House Republicans face massive debt problem
House Republicans have a problem. They want to pass a massive agenda for President-elect Trump, preferably in his first 100 days of office. And they don’t want to add to the federal deficit. That ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
Major corporations are rushing to issue bonds as Treasury yields spike
Higher bond yields are spooking stocks, but retirees are helping to drive demand for annuities and corporate debt.MarketWatch - Jan. 11 -
Stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ nearly erased thanks to bond selloff. What’s next.
The S&P 500 is threatening to erase the “Trump bump” investors attributed to Donald Trump’s victory.MarketWatch - Jan. 11 -
Coroner issues warning about antidepressants after suicide of royal’s husband
Thomas Kingston, son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, had been prescribed SSRIs. A coroner has issued a warning about the effects of antidepressants prescribed by a Buckingham Palace ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Putting some perspective on Britain’s bad markets week
At times like these, it’s worth remembering just how bad Kwasi Kwarteng was as chancellorFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Reeves faces 'difficult decisions' on tax and spending
The warning from a former Bank of England official comes in the wake of rising UK borrowing costs.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Whitehall braced for spending cuts after UK hit by bond market turmoil
Rising gilt yields mean government departments may face further squeezeFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Why everyone else can panic about rising bond yields
In the US they signal optimism while I’m loving a weaker poundFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
UK debt market sell-off threatens mortgage pain for households
Some 700,000 borrowers face jump in repayments when fixed-rate deals end this yearFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
The bond market threw a wrench into this company's turnaround. We may need to dump it
We're at a crossroads with the stock.CNBC - Jan. 9 -
UK government seeks to soothe bond market nerves after borrowing costs soar
Treasury vows to stick to its fiscal rules and says gilt markets functioning ‘in an orderly way’Financial Times - Jan. 9 -
Bond market turmoil eases as Treasury minister says ‘no need’ for government intervention – business live
Lib Dems say chancellor should stay and make emergency fiscal statement and also cancel planned national insurance hike. Reeves’ fiscal rules non-negotiable in face of bond sell-off, deputy ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
China’s bond market is screaming deflation
Investors to Beijing: C-, must do betterFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Corporate borrowers kick off 2025 with record-setting $83bn bond bonanza
Issuers pounce on surging investor demand for debt before Donald Trump returns to the White HouseFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Bond market ‘police’ are back as investors patrol spending plans
Debt market flare-ups show growing pushback against governments’ loose fiscal policiesFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Has the bond market turned against Rachel Reeves?
Rising UK borrowing costs raise risk that chancellor will have to impose tighter fiscal policy as soon as MarchFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
$119 billion of U.S. government debt to be issued this week, raising questions about demand
A total of $119 billion in U.S. government debt issuance is about to drop this week through Wednesday, pushed forward due to Thursday’s abbreviated session for bond traders as the country marks the ...MarketWatch - Jan. 6
