December 27, 2024
Financial Assets

Treasury yields in focus as investors await inflation data

The U.S. 10-year Treasury dipped on Wednesday as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report due later in the week. At 5:00 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped under a basis point to 3.8273%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury was flat at 3.865%. Yields and prices move in opposite directions.

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Gold Investing

Gold ticks up, traders eye US retail sales data

Gold bullion bars are seen for sale at Manfra, Tordella and Brookes, Inc. January 9, 2003 in New York City. Mario Tama | Getty Images Gold prices inched up on Thursday after a 1% decline in the previous session following inflation data that dampened hopes for a larger September U.S. rate cut, while the focus

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Fixed Assets

Moving out of cash? The top-performing fixed income funds this year

Get out of cash — that’s what many on Wall Street have been saying since expectations of rate cuts started rising earlier this year. They’re now doubling down on that call, with the U.S. Federal Reserve signaling that it would finally cut rates in September. That would make cash rates less attractive than other parts

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