Consumer News With Stock Prices Falling, Some U S Treasury Bonds Are Getting Attention

What do falling yields on government bonds tell us about the economy?

Treasury securities trends are often a strong indicator of how investors think the Fed will steer the economy. And by that measure, the markets are expecting falling interest rates and decent growth. Read More

Treasury Secretary Bessent expects consumer prices to drop starting next month amid economic recovery

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered some optimism for consumers, saying he expects price relief to arrive sooner rather than later. "Things look great, and they're good now. I think 2026 and ... Read More

Treasury Yields Keep Falling as Consumer Confidence Wobbles

Treasury yields extend a decline fueled by rising bets on an interest rate cut by the Fed next month. September wholesale inflation accelerates to 0.3% from a negative 0.1% in August, in data that had ... Read More

Treasury yields sink as bonds rally after soft September consumer inflation report

U.S. Treasury yields largely fell across the board as traders snapped up bonds after the September consumer price index (CPI) data came in cooler than expected. Earlier, market participants starved of ... Read More

Analysis-US Government Shutdown May Prompt First-Ever Workaround for Inflation-Protected Bonds

NEW YORK (Reuters) -With the U.S. government shutdown threatening to freeze October’s inflation report, the Treasury is expected to deploy a workaround to compute the index underpinning the $2.1 ... Read More

Bonds Should Be Boring. But They’ve Been on a Roller Coaster.

Despite reassuring bond returns lately, troubles abound in what was once a sleepy haven for risk-averse investors. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, finance and ... Read More

Treasury bonds are good investments right now — but not because of the Fed

Positive year-end seasonality in the U.S. Treasury market may overcome investors’ disappointment with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s message that a December rate cut is “not a foregone ... Read More

Solid US consumer spending in August underscores economy's resilience

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased slightly more than expected in August as households went on vacation and dined out, keeping the economy on solid ground as the third ... Read More

Better U.S. Treasury Bond ETF: Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund vs. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Beta reflects price volatility compared to the S&P 500. VGLT looks more affordable with a much lower expense ratio, and it edges out TLT with a slightly higher yield (4.4% vs. 4.3%, based on the most ... Read More

Chicago treasurer boycotting US Treasury Bonds; some aldermen concerned

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's city treasurer is boycotting the U.S. Treasury Department. Melissa Conyears-Ervin says her office will no longer invest the city's money in U.S. Treasury Bonds. She's ... Read More