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The US Treasury will purchase up to $6 billion of longer-dated government debt in the first operation under an expanded buybacks program. It's part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's effort to stem the rise in borrowing costs.
"Escalation is the word of the day" after the U.S. hit five Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. Kevin Hincks points to crude oil's steady rise near $96 Wednesday morning as the key metric to watch, a level not seen since early June.
US stocks may have further room to rise despite elevated valuations, as the earnings and productivity gains generated by artificial intelligence are not yet fully reflected in equity prices, according to HSBC's Willem Sels. According to Bloomberg, Sels, global chief investment officer at HSBC Private Bank and Premier Wealth, said investors remain skeptical about the sustainability of corporate earnings growth, particularly among technology and semiconductor companies.
The Trump administration's fiscal policy is at odds with its goals for interest rates and the bond market. Trump's latest trade threats raise the stakes for the economy.
The Fed is likely to be less concerned that a rate hike will damage the labor market.
The S&P 500 has risen about 2.6% since late June despite a global bond market selloff that pushed 10-year Treasury yields to a high of 4.815%.
The 10-year Bund yields reached their highest since 2011 and yields on U.K. 10-year government bonds climbed to their highest level since 2007.
Many factors are sending yields higher, but rising energy costs are the inflationary trigger