Treasury bills

The Fed hiked rates for the first time since 2023. Will T-bills make a comeback?

2026-09-18T05:42:13.000Z
Analysts have questioned how US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention would work without a meaningful shift towards much higher Japanese interest rates.

Is Scott Bessent winning the wrong battle in markets?

2026-09-13T07:21:19.000Z
Scott Bessent, US Treasury Secretary, pairs the debt milestone with a buyback announcement clearly timed to reassure markets.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why Bessent’s bond buyback programme should worry us

2026-08-24T23:00:00.000Z
Is the US Treasury buybacks putting a temporary bandage on a much bigger issue of national debt?

Stress cracks in bonds are reshaping the AI and EM story

2026-08-21T09:46:00.000Z
High bullion prices have cut demand for gold jewellery throughout the Middle East and in India.
THINKING ALOUD

There may be a case for another gold rally

2026-08-04T23:00:00.000Z
Similar temporary breakdowns in traditional rates-to-foreign exchange relationships have occurred in other Group of Ten markets amid stress periods, says Mizuho.

Yen’s historic slump defies the rates rulebook, says Mizuho

2026-07-01T03:51:27.000Z
An unverified still image which Iran's Revolutionary Guards, quoting Iranian media, said shows the US aircraft destroyed during the Americans' mission to find a stranded airman in Iran on Sunday (Apr 5).

The Iran war just broke the petrodollar

2026-04-06T09:27:30.000Z
The near closure of the Strait of Hormuz has thrown a spanner in the works of global supply chains for a host of products.

Treasury yields spike as Trump offers no respite for inflation fears amid Middle East crisis

2026-04-02T06:14:41.000Z
While it’s not unusual for Treasury securities to command “special” rates in repurchase agreements ahead of a reopening auction, the shortage ahead of the 10-year note reopening that settled on Dec 15 was out of the ordinary.

Fed data shows December surge in 10-year Treasury delivery fails

2025-12-28T00:30:00.000Z
Futures traders place the odds of a quarter point December ease at just over 50 per cent, which shows a notable drop in confidence compared to a week ago.

US yields dip as bonds seen safer than retreating stocks

2025-11-14T15:11:56.000Z