Bond market activity ahead of the Fed’s upcoming meeting continued to support expectations of a pause in monetary policy following the rate cuts in 2025. Futures markets are pricing in a 100% probability that the Fed will keep rates unchanged at the conclusion of its two-day meeting on the 29th...

U.S. Treasury bond prices rose, pushing yields lower for the fourth consecutive week. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note ended the week at 4.26%, down from the recent peak of 4.44% reached in late March. Futures markets do not expect...

Rising energy costs pushed the latest reading of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to an annual rate of 3.3%, well above the Federal Reserve’s long-term target of 2.0%. The March figure, released on Friday, marked a sharp increase from the previous month’s 2.4%. The component...

The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, well above economists' consensus estimates and rebounding from the previous month's revised net loss of 133,000 jobs. The report, released on Friday while markets were closed for a holiday, also showed that the unemployment rate...

The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate unchanged for the second consecutive meeting, maintaining it in the 3.50%–3.75% range, in line with market expectations. Oil price shocks pose complex dilemmas for central banks. On the one hand, they create temporary inflationary pressures, and the more...

U.S. Treasury yields continued their upward trend throughout the week, amid an environment marked by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, volatility in oil prices, and diminishing expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve...

U.S. Treasury yields rose during the week amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, volatile oil prices, and diminished expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Investors are now focusing on the upcoming meeting of...

Yields on U.S. Treasury bonds rebounded during the week as the conflict in the Middle East intensified, oil prices rose, and a disappointing monthly employment report affected the markets. Attention is now focused on the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy meeting, scheduled for mid-March...

Yields on U.S. Treasury bonds resumed their downward trend and declined during the week, in a context in which the 4Q25 earnings season has ended and the market awaits the next monetary policy meeting of the...