March 4, 2020
“The 10-year Treasury yield broke below 1% for the first time ever in the wake of an emergency rate cut by the Federal Reserve to combat the economic effects of the spreading coronavirus. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury… Continue Reading…
February 25, 2020
“The 10-year Treasury yield hit its lowest level since July 2016. The 30-year Treasury yield hit a record low. The move into bonds came as stocks plunged with the Dow down more than 1,000 points. The yield on the benchmark 10-year… Continue Reading…
February 21, 2020
“The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -3.79% was down 3 basis points to 1.495%, the lowest since last September, while the 2-year note rate TMUBMUSD02Y, -3.24% edged 1.4 basis points lower to 1.381%. The 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, -3.26% slipped 4.2 basis points to 1.930%, falling below… Continue Reading…
February 14, 2020
“The U.S. Treasury sold $19 billion of long-term bonds with a record-low yield of 2.061% on Thursday. Not only that, but investor demand was the highest for any sale of a new bond since August 2014, according to Tom Simons… Continue Reading…
January 15, 2020
“The federal government spent a record $1,163,090,000,000 in the first three months of fiscal 2020 (October through December), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released Monday afternoon. That was up $48,008,200,000 from the $1,115,081,800,000 (in constant December 2019 dollars) that the… Continue Reading…
August 16, 2019
“The yield on U.S. 30-year bond also turned heads on Wall Street during Wednesday’s session as it fell to an all-time low, dropping past its prior record notched in summer 2016. The two historic moves coming in tandem show that… Continue Reading…
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