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Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech leaves markets guessing on rates
business1 day ago

Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech leaves markets guessing on rates

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is slated to give his high-profile Jackson Hole speech, but analysts expect him to refrain from outlining a clear reaction function or rate path, underscoring investor uncertainty as inflation remains elevated and deficits rise. Market watchers say the speech could either calm nerves if he shares views, or heighten volatility if he stays vague, with traders pricing in a range of possible rate moves later this year.

via CNN|
#bond-market#business#fed
Bond Market Under Strain: Inflation, Fed Shifts, and the Debt Mountain
markets2 days ago

Bond Market Under Strain: Inflation, Fed Shifts, and the Debt Mountain

Barry Ritholtz argues the bond market is unsettled by a tangle of forces: inflation driven by tariffs, energy prices, and geopolitical tensions; a Federal Reserve whose leadership and policy signals (including data choices and forward guidance) have unsettled markets; ongoing Treasury debt buybacks; and a ballooning national debt that raises borrowing costs. With inflation sticky and rate cuts unlikely, yields stay higher for longer. For investors, the takeaway is to pursue higher-yielding options like munis and TIPs, chosen to fit age, income, tax bracket, and residence.

via The Big Picture|
#bond-market#debt#federal-reserve
business3 days ago

Bessent's Bond-Policy Gamble Tests U.S. Debt Credibility

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s plan to buy back bonds to push down long-term yields sparked a brief market rally but drew skepticism from allies and economists who warn ongoing interventions could undermine the government’s debt credibility, raise borrowing costs, and blur policy signals. With White House support but growing market doubts, the response has included mixed signals in currencies and metals, underscoring concerns about whether Treasury can sustain such actions amid broader fiscal, economic, and geopolitical pressures.

via Politico|
#bond-market#business#credibility
Druckenmiller: AI Helped Write WSJ Op-Ed Criticizing Bessent’s Bond Moves
business3 days ago

Druckenmiller: AI Helped Write WSJ Op-Ed Criticizing Bessent’s Bond Moves

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller acknowledged that his Wall Street Journal op-ed criticizing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bond-market interventions was written with artificial intelligence. The admission, supported by AI-detection tools, has intensified the debate over AI’s role in opinion writing, even as the WSJ editor defends the piece as Druckenmiller’s genuine view. Druckenmiller notes he used AI as a writing aid but maintains the message is his.

via News of the United States - NOTUS|
#ai#bessent#bond-market
Fed’s New Chair Faces Early Market Test Ahead of Jackson Hole
us-economy4 days ago

Fed’s New Chair Faces Early Market Test Ahead of Jackson Hole

New Fed chair Kevin Warsh faces early pressure as bond-market jitters about inflation rise ahead of the Jackson Hole meeting, with his remarks signaling a focus on bigger questions rather than clear rate hints; the briefing also touches on immigration detention, Trump-era election-integrity rhetoric, ICE glove plans, a Reno wildfire, and other brief U.S. news items.

via The Guardian|
#bond-market#fed#inflation
Treasury's bond-market fix falls short — what's next?
budget-tax-and-economy4 days ago

Treasury's bond-market fix falls short — what's next?

Treasury officials have rolled out buybacks and other tools to calm a selloff in long-dated Treasurys, but long-term yields remain elevated and market skeptics say liquidity moves don’t tackle the underlying rise in the national debt. With deficits ballooning and the government needing to finance growing borrowing, more measures are likely, even as tensions between the Treasury and the Fed – including expectations set for Jackson Hole – shape how policy is priced into markets and influence borrowing costs across mortgages, cars, and other loans.

via Yahoo Finance|
#bond-market#budget-tax-and-economy#debt
business5 days ago

Bond Market Awakens as Fed Repression Fades and Deficits Grow

From Wolf Richter: the Treasury bond market, long subdued by Fed QE and a bloated balance sheet, is finally functioning again as persistent deficits and inflation fears push yields higher; past interventions like Treasury buybacks didn’t hold the line, and without credible fiscal consolidation, higher borrowing costs and ongoing inflation could follow, signaling the market’s demand for real policy reform.

via Wolf Street|
#bond-market#business#deficits
Treasury's bond-market push stalls as yields stay high — what's next?
markets5 days ago

Treasury's bond-market push stalls as yields stay high — what's next?

Market turmoil over U.S. debt isn’t cured yet: Treasury’s plan to calm the long‑dated bond market with buybacks and new tools has cooled but not stopped the sell‑off. The 30‑year yield sits around 5.28% and the 10‑year around 4.74% as traders doubt fixes address financing a huge and growing national debt, funded by a multitrillion‑dollar year‑to‑date deficit. Analysts say more steps are coming before November, while tension between Treasury and the Fed at Jackson Hole keeps markets on edge.

via MarketWatch|
#bond-market#buybacks#debt
Bitcoin Sparks 23% Weekly Rally as Bond Moves Fuel a Debasement Thesis
markets6 days ago

Bitcoin Sparks 23% Weekly Rally as Bond Moves Fuel a Debasement Thesis

Bitcoin jumped about 23% in the week as stocks fell, gold rose and the dollar weakened, marking one of its strongest digital-gold weeks and fueling talk of a ‘debasement trade’ driven by government bond actions. Treasuries briefly pushed yields lower before clawing back much of the move, while BTC’s stock correlation collapsed and its link to gold strengthened, signaling a notable macro shift.

via Yahoo Finance|
#bitcoin#bond-market#debasement-trade
Bond Market in Free Fall as Debt Burden, Policy Uncertainty Roil Markets
finance7 days ago

Bond Market in Free Fall as Debt Burden, Policy Uncertainty Roil Markets

A global bond‑market rout sends long‑dated yields to multi‑decade highs (30‑year near 5.3%), driven by concerns about the rising U.S. debt and deficits and uncertainty over Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s inflation strategy; Washington’s quick fix of larger Treasury buybacks provides only temporary relief as the debt climbs above $40 trillion and July deficits hit $432 billion. Elevated energy prices and supply risks keep inflation risks elevated, while equities retreat ahead of Nvidia’s earnings and the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium amid lingering policy ambiguity.

via Yahoo Finance|
#bond-market#debt#fed
Bond intervention shakes dollar, sending bitcoin and gold higher
business7 days ago

Bond intervention shakes dollar, sending bitcoin and gold higher

Bitcoin and gold jumped as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pledged to at least double long-term bond purchases, weakening the dollar and reviving debasement trades. Bitcoin rose about 23% for the week to around $77,380, its best in over three years, while gold climbed ~1.5% to about $4,585 per ounce and eyes its biggest monthly gain since 1999. Investors debated the policy’s effectiveness in stabilising long-dated yields, with bets increasingly placed on non-dollar stores of value even as crypto equities and other digital assets rallied amid a broader regulatory and market momentum.

via Financial Times|
#bitcoin#bond-market#business
Bessent Bid Fades as Yields Rally and Markets Slip
business8 days ago

Bessent Bid Fades as Yields Rally and Markets Slip

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Treasury could expand its bond buyback beyond the initial $4 billion, arguing the market lacks fundamentals and that liquidity in the 30-year is weak, but the initial 'Bessent Bid' faded as yields moved higher and stocks fell, with analysts warning the move may have little lasting impact and could raise risk premia, as the deficit nears a peak and debt tops $40 trillion.

via CNBC|
#bessent-bid#bond-market#business