Jerome H. Powell, whose term does not expire until May, has argued that the central bank can afford to be patient about cutting interest rates amid uncertainty about the economic outlook.
Category: Government Bonds
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Fed’s Interest-Rate Approach Keeps It on Collision Course With Trump
The central bank signals little urgency to cut interest rates despite demands from President Trump for lower borrowing costs.
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What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Cards, Mortgages and More
Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
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We Are Witnessing the Bond Market’s Power to Intimidate
Gaping budget deficits, on-again-off-again tariff wars and now, soaring bond yields. No wonder the markets are jumpy, our columnist says.
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Japan’s Debt, Now Twice the Size of Its Economy, Forces Hard Choices
Japan’s government faces pressure to curtail debt-fueled spending that some argue has staved off populist waves.
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The House Passed Trump’s Megabill. Bond Investors Are Worried.
Republicans brought the president’s tax cuts one step closer to reality, but Wall Street remains on edge about the fiscal costs.
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Trump’s Tax Policy Collides with Market Reality
Another spike in Treasury bond yields puts lawmakers in a tricky spot as they push for big cuts that could drastically swell America’s debt pile.
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Bond Traders Enter the U.S. Budget Fight
Concerns about the deficit-stretching potential of President Trump’s tax plan is spooking some investors, even as Republicans argue over its particulars.
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What to Watch at the Federal Reserve’s May Meeting
The U.S. central bank is widely expected to stick to a wait-and-see approach as officials brace for President Trump’s tariffs to stoke higher inflation and slower growth.
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Don’t Count the Dollar Out Just Yet
As President Trump’s tariffs rock the world, German bonds and the euro are benefiting. But U.S. strength endures, our columnist says.