Treasury yields fell on Thursday as investors digested guidance issued by the Federal Reserve about the outlook for interest rates as its final policy meeting of the year concluded Wednesday. At 4:34 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by over nine basis points to 3.9357%, below the 4% mark. It was … Read more
The HSBC Holdings Plc headquarters building in Hong Kong, China. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Markets have entered a “new paradigm” as the global order fragments, while heightened recession risk means that “bonds are back,” according to HSBC Asset Management. In its 2024 investment outlook, seen by CNBC, the British lender’s … Read more
The Federal Reserve announced it will leave interest rates unchanged Wednesday, in a move that many believe will conclude the central bank’s rate hike cycle and set the stage for rate cuts in the year ahead. The Fed has raised interest rates 11 times since March 2022 — the fastest pace of tightening since the early 1980s. The … Read more
Treasury yields dropped on Wednesday, with the yield on the 10-year hitting its lowest level since August after the Federal Reserve held rates steady for a third consecutive meeting and set the stage for three cuts in 2024. The yield on the 10-year Treasury dropped 19 basis points to 4.016%. The last time the 10-year … Read more
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its key interest rate steady for the third straight time and set the table for multiple cuts to come in 2024 and beyond. With the inflation rate easing and the economy holding in, policymakers on the Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to keep the benchmark overnight borrowing rate … Read more
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank meets this week with investors closely monitoring to see when the Frankfurt institution might start to cut interest rates. It will be too early to declare victory in the battle against inflation, but with … Read more
The U.S. economy continues to grow despite the 5.5% benchmark federal funds interest rate set by the Federal Reserve in 2023. The Fed’s leaders expect their interest rate decisions to eventually slow that growth. The increase in borrowing costs that stems from Fed decisions does not affect all consumers immediately. It typically affects people who … Read more
A passageway near the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, U.K., on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England is all but certain to keep its main interest rate unchanged at 5.25% for a third consecutive meeting on Thursday, but economists are … Read more
Jerome Powell, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during the conference celebrating the Centennial of the Division of Research and Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington D.C., United States on November 08, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images This week’s … Read more
Signage is displayed outside the Broadcom offices on June 7, 2018 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they … Read more
