For years, the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has been every investor’s touchstone. Now some people are saying they can’t trust its signals the way they once did.
Bonds
Investors are looking ahead to a slate of large Treasury note auctions coming next week.
Bond investors are wary about a return of coronavirus-induced volatility, despite central banks’ efforts to backstop credit markets.
After a feud with fellow oil exporter Saudi Arabia, Russia’s efforts to shore up its finances may be paying off.
Argentina confirmed on Tuesday that it reached an agreement with its major foreign private creditors, a step that the economy ministry said will “grant the country significant debt relief” and resolve its third sovereign default in two decades.
Argentina’s government has reached an agreement with three groups of creditors to restructure its debt in a step that will grant significant debt relief to the country, the nation’s Ministry of Economy said.
The government is finalizing an agreement with its biggest private creditors to restructure about $65 billion in foreign debt and resolve the country’s third sovereign default this century, according to people involved in the talks.
Treasury yields dropped further on the challenges facing the U.S. recovery, but yields on European government debt fell faster after Germany reported a record quarterly economic contraction.
Treasury bond yields slipped after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and said the U.S. economy still faced economic challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. government-bond yields fell after tepid economic data and new signs of policy makers’ struggles with the economic damage from the pandemic.
Demand for safe-haven U.S. government bonds remains high as the economic recovery shows signs of stalling, with Treasury yields swinging between small gains and losses after mixed data on the economy’s rebound.
Bond investors are retreating from Turkey, adding to the pressure on an economy long seen as dependent on foreign funding.
The U.K. government’s borrowing costs are hovering near all-time lows as concerns about the economy’s prospects push investors to buy assets perceived as havens.
The European Union has taken a giant step toward selling hundreds of billions of euros in common bonds for the first time. Here is what investors need to know.
U.S. Treasury yields have fallen close to record lows when adjusted for expected inflation, providing an extra boost to riskier assets in response to both better economic data and the promise of continued monetary stimulus.
Days after announcing a debt restructuring with some of the largest emerging-markets bond funds in the world, Ecuador is holding talks with a separate group of investors about potentially changing the deal.
Investors continue to buy U.S. government bonds out of fear that the U.S. economy could take a long time to recover amid a surge in coronavirus infections.
Long-term Treasury yields finished the day higher but not before dipping to fresh multimonth lows on concern over rising coronavirus cases.
U.S. government bond yields fell to a nearly 11-week low Thursday after another well-received bond auction helped ease investors’ concerns about the growing supply of Treasurys.
Argentine bond prices rose after the country’s government revised a restructuring proposal it made in April by offering to increase bondholder recoveries.






