U.S. Treasury bond yields showed mixed movements during the week: short-term yields rose to 2024 levels, while long-term yields remained relatively stable, following the Fed’s latest meeting. All of this took place against a backdrop marked by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and volatility in oil prices...

The Federal Reserve meeting, which concludes this Wednesday, will be the first session chaired by Kevin Warsh, who is taking office as chairman following the approval of his nomination by Congress last month. The Fed is expected to keep interest rates unchanged; in fact, the markets are expecting a...

The market reflected growing expectations of a Fed interest rate hike before the end of the year. Futures markets are pricing in a probability of nearly 72% that the Fed will raise rates by between a quarter and three-quarters of a point by December, according to CME FedWatch. The probability that the...

U.S. Treasury yields fell this week amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East and volatility in oil prices. With less than a month to go before the Federal Reserve’s third meeting of the year, where it is highly likely that...

The minutes released Wednesday from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting showed that members considered keeping rates unchanged for longer than expected, and even discussed possible rate hikes if inflation remains high. Most agreed that a shift toward monetary policy...

Recent bond market movements support expectations of a possible rate hike by the Fed before the end of the year, marking a shift from previous forecasts of rate cuts. The futures market anticipates a greater than 50% probability that the Fed will raise rates before...