For the last year or so, the Federal Reserve has been purchasing $120 billion of bonds every month to ensure United States markets remained liquid and interest rates remained low during the pandemic. ...
There was a gappers’ block in financial markets last week as equity investors slowed to see what the United States Treasury bond market was up to.
U.S. Treasury bonds rallied last week. Yields on 10-year Treasuries dropped from 1.43 percent at the start of the week to 1.27 percent on Thursday. The rally was quite a surprise, reported Randall W. ...
Week In Review – February 10 2020
The U.S. Created 225,000 Jobs in December as Unemployment Ticked Up to 3.6%… The number of jobs beat the estimate of 165,000, and the totals for November and December were revised modestly higher, up ...
Week In Review – January 21 2020
The U.S. and China Signed Phase 1 of Trade Deal... The U.S. will restrain from more tariffs and the Chinese will better protect intellectual property and buy more U.S. goods and services. What it ...
Week In Review – December 17 2019
President Trump Says China Trade Deal Is ‘Very Close’... The President heavily hinted that the two nations might reach a deal before the next set of tariffs take effect on Sunday. What it means – ...