Treasury yields close higher for first time in three sessions on Reserve Bank of Australia guidance

• 10-year Treasury yield ends lower for 3rd time in 4 sessions after Fed minutes

  Yields on U.S. government debt finished mostly lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve’s January meeting minutes offered no big surprises for investors.
  
  MarketWatch - 20h

• Australia's central bank cuts rates for the first time in more than four years, flags economic uncertainties

  The central bank had held its policy rate steady at 4.35% since November 2023, following an extended period of 13 rate hikes to tame inflation at home.
  
  CNBC - 2d

• Australia cuts interest rates for first time since 2020 as election looms

  RBA points to ebbing inflation pressures but remains ‘cautious’ on further easing
  
  Financial Times - 2d

• Wendy’s beats on same-store sales for the first time in seven quarters, but guidance is weak

  Fast-food chain Wendy’s posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and ended six quarters of same-restaurant sales shortfalls, offsetting soft guidance for 2025.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 13
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  Australian central bank cuts benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020

  Australia’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020 as the nation’s inflation cools
  
  ABC News - 2d

• Treasury yields finish mixed as investors await Powell testimony, inflation data

  Yields on U.S. government debt held to a tight range despite President Donald Trump’s plan to impose 25% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, with investors looking ahead to a busy week of ...
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 10

• Treasury yields end at highest in at least a week on Fed’s patient rate stance

  U.S. government debt sold off on Tuesday, leaving long-dated yields higher for a fourth straight session, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed patience regarding future ...
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 11

• Treasury yields remain lower following weekly jobless claims

  Yields on U.S. government debt remained slightly lower Thursday morning as traders continued to hold on to decent chances of at least one 2025 rate cut by the Federal Reserve despite relatively ...
  
  MarketWatch - 1h
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  Australia close on series triumph after swatting aside Sri Lanka resistance

  Sri Lanka 257 and 211-8;Australia 414 after day three Tourists only trail by 54 runs in the second Test Australia need only two wickets and a bit of gusto from the top order to defeat Sri Lanka ...
  
  The Guardian - Feb. 8

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