The duration and the cost of the war are key factors for the U.S. federal budget.
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Global markets are diverging as the U.S.-Iran war enters its sixth day.
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The overnight plunge in South Korea suggests investors can’t see where the next pocket of risk will emerge.
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The National Association of Realtors’ January data showed drops in both closed home sales and pending sales.
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An unsteady market now faces huge, and undefined, risks tied to a prolonged conflict in the Persian Gulf.
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Treasuries have taken a lot of flak from Wall Street in recent years, because they stopped behaving like a safe haven. It’s time to show some respect again.
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Yields have dropped to 2026 lows while credit spreads have widened to their highs this year.
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It’s a remarkable turnaround for Argentina, which had an economy near hyperinflation and a treasury headed for one more bankruptcy some 25 months ago.
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Annuities and stocks can be better for long-term financial security. How to invest.
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The 10-year Treasury yield has declined over the past year, but longer term debt tells a different story.
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Mortgage rates fell to just below the 6% level that many economists view as an important psychological benchmark for home buyers.
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President Donald Trump’s new tariff plan raises more questions than answers.
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Convertible bond funds have beaten the S&P 500 index in recent months. Can the good times continue?
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Despite tariffs, deficits, and lingering inflation risks, investors are piling into Treasuries—pushing yields to their lowest levels of the year.
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Investors got a welcome break following weeks of wild trading as the market frets about AI disruption.
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The 10-year Treasury note has seen its yield move up or down only as much as 0.39 percentage points over the past six months.
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The steepening of the yield curve is a warning for nominee Kevin Warsh.
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Big Tech needs to raise billions. Century bonds might do the trick.
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A new currency crisis could be in the offing, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest commentary.
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The January jobs report is coming this week, the robot revolution is getting real, Hims & Hers backs down on Wegovy knockoff, and more news to start your day.
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The hedge fund founder sees the 70%-plus move in gold over the past year and dollar weakness as signs that doubts about the value of money are growing.
Long Read
One possibility is that none of the developments have changed the math on interest rates. That could change.
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Markets are pricing for higher rates. That’s not what the president had planned.
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Adjustable-rate loans have lower rates right now than fixed mortgages, offering buyers cheaper financing costs.
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‘A weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money,’ the president says.
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