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The global bond markets are undergoing dramatic changes, with both Japanese government bond yields and US Treasury yields rising notably. Yields on long-dated Japanese government bonds rose to new records on Wednesday while US Treasury yields have stayed elevated, with the yield on 30-year Treasury bonds hitting 5%, according to a Reuters report. Analysts are…
While the impact of the downgrade on bond markets won’t be clear until they open Sunday night, investors may not yet have to worry about major near-term impacts to U.S. equities or Treasury yields, money managers told Barron’s. Given the U.S. hasn’t had a perfect AAA rating across all major agencies for quite some time,…
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Friday but posted a weekly decline, under pressure from market expectations of oversupply and uncertainty around tariff talks between the U.S. and China. Brent crude futures settled 32 cents higher at $66.87 a barrel, taking losses to 1.6% over the week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained…