Treasuries

The result represents a sharp reversal from the growth of 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2.8% for last year as a whole.

There has been increasing speculation that foreign buyers have refrained from buying U.S. debt. Here’s what to look for.

Investors are still demanding higher yields to hold corporate debt.

Some analysts have dubbed the broad-based selloff of U.S. stocks, Treasuries, and the dollar the “Sell America” trade.

Sharp moves in Asian currencies against the dollar will add to investor skittishness, and any new selloff in U.S. treasuries would likely derail the global stocks rally.

Japan has long been the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt, currently owning $1.13 trillion.

Series I Savings Bonds made headlines three years ago, when the rate rose to nearly 10%.

Rick Rieder of BlackRock has been favoring higher-quality credit and shorter maturities. The allure of 5% mortgage securities.

The trade war has dealt the bond market an unexpected blow. Investment advisors share how they are tweaking fixed-income portfolios.

The Treasury has been buying back older, not actively traded bonds since May 2024 to improve market resiliency and liquidity.

Republicans have said they will cut taxes, reduce the deficit, and leave entitlement programs largely untouched. Keep your eye on the debt.

The numbers precede a more important release on Wednesday that tells the market how this debt will be divided between short- and longer-dated securities.

Interest payments are among the fastest-growing portions of the deficit and are at a record level, exceeding spending on both Medicare and the military.

Many long-term munis now look like bargains. How to get tax-equivalent yields of up to 8%.

Freya Beamish, chief economist at TS Lombard, says market ructions and an eye to the midterms will spur the Trump administration to negotiate reciprocal tariffs away.

The group bought 22% more debt in the Treasury auctions in the first half of April compared with the first half of March.

Investors know not to fight the Fed. They should take the Treasury seriously, too, Brij S. Khurana writes in a guest commentary.

A hundred years ago, a policy move set the stage for sterling’s diminished importance. Soaring deficits could have similar implications for the greenback.

From junk bonds to munis to mortgage securities, yields are elevated and prices depressed. Ten funds to consider.

New data detail the exodus from some U.S. assets.

The difference between the yield on a 30-year bond and a 2-year note reached 1.015 percentage points at the Thursday close.

Mortgage rates increased to 6.83% over the past week, according to data from Fannie Mae.

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Every month, the Treasury Department publishes delayed data on U.S. assets sold and bought by foreign central banks and investors.

A volatile Treasury market may create bargains for long-term investors.