The first Great Conundrum was in the early 2000s after the 2001 – 2002 50% bear market in the S&P 500 and the start of Gulf ...

In the last 5 years, the borrowing has not been less than $1.8T. Expect more of the same this year once the ceiling is raised ...

The Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged still has far-reaching implications for almost all forms of borrowing as well as ...

The high yield on a 10-year Treasury ... funds rate (or Fed rate). When the Fed changes the target Fed rate, this affects the amount that banks are able to charge in interest on new loans and ...

Mortgage rates don't directly follow the federal funds rate. Instead, they typically move up and down with the 10-year Treasury yield ... including current economic conditions, inflation, the ...

This year’s seesaw action in the stock market has emphasized two important concepts for investors: Diversification can lower ...

Mortgage rates are determined by a complex interaction of macroeconomic and industry factors, such as: The level and direction of the bond market, especially 10-year Treasury yields The Federal ...

The Fed’s rate decisions don’t directly impact the rates borrowers pay on mortgages. However, they have a stronger influence on the bond market, where the 10-year Treasury bond yield sets the ...

The level and direction of the bond market, especially 10-year Treasury yields The Federal Reserve's current monetary policy ... raised the federal funds rate to fight decades-high inflation.

Something extraordinary is going on and nobody is quite sure what it is. The bond market yesterday did a loopdy-loo and so ...

The fixed interest rate for each type of federal loan resets each year on July 1. A federal student loan's interest rate factors in the high yield of 10-year treasury notes, plus a fixed interest ...

The bond market responded positively, with the 10-year Treasury ... the Fed doesn’t change the federal funds rate, it generally encourages lenders to maintain mortgage rates in the current ...