Interest rates remain one of the primary concerns for investors as Kevin Warsh has officially assumed leadership at the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed). While we believe the possibility of a rate cut has diminished considerably, we are not yet expecting additional rate hikes.
The artificial intelligence boom has spent three years as a stock market story. This year it became a bond market problem.
JGBs edged higher in the morning Tokyo session, tracking overnight price gains in U.S. Treasurys.
Walk into almost any conversation about fund investing and you will hear the same shorthand: ETFs are cheaper than mutual funds.
The price data already shows the pressure building. WTI crude closed at $112.25 per barrel on May 18, 2026, up 30.7% over the prior month and sitting at the 98.4th percentile of its 12-month range.
@CharlesSchwab's Collin Martin breaks down the state of treasury yields and the U.S.-Iran War's impact on them. He says for the most part, stagflation doesn't appear to a huge issue for the economy even though all eyes are on the inflationary front given the rising cost of oil and gas.
For decades, the playbook for high-income investors was almost reflexive: put municipal bonds in your taxable account, put Treasuries and corporates in your IRA.
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve Chairman this week, and the most striking thing about his arrival is how little Wall Street seems to care.
Here is what the U.S. Treasury curve looks like right now: 1-year: 3.8% 2-year: 4.1% 3-year: 4.2% 5-year: 4.3% 7-year: 4.5% 10-year: 4.7% The Treasury does not issue four, six, or eight-year notes directly, so those rungs are filled with secondary-market paper or by interpolating along the curve.
The usual advice is to hold only 60% of your assets in stock. If you're wealthy, a 90/10 split is far better.
The put bets would be a bet on a yield spike since bond prices (value of the TLT fund) move inversely to rates.
Asian markets fell sharply on Monday after drone strikes in the Gulf reportedly triggered a fire at a nuclear power facility in the UAE, lifting oil prices and reigniting fears over inflation, tighter monetary policy and slower global growth. The renewed geopolitical tensions pushed investors away from equities and into defensive positions, while global bond yields climbed to multi-month highs amid concerns that elevated energy prices could delay central bank easing and even revive the prospect of further interest rate hikes.