The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly rose above 5% again on Friday, opening the door to the likelihood of a more sustainable rise above that mark…
Read more Why 5% bond yields could wreak havoc on the marketEven with U.S. stocks in a new bull market, investors aren’t showing many signs of backing away from money-market funds and other cash-like investments offering yields of about…
Read more Why this $6 trillion pile of cash isn’t heading for stocks any time soonIf the U.S. government cannot pay all its bills because of a debt-ceiling impasse, household borrowing costs could soar, the job market could shed millions of jobs and…
Read more What you should do right now to prepare for a debt-ceiling breachWhen the U.S. debt-ceiling fight finally is resolved, the Treasury is expected to unleash a flood of bill issuance to help refill its coffers run low by the…
Read more A debt-ceiling deal will spark a new worry: Who will buy the deluge of Treasury bills?
