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Initial jobless claims jumped 13,000 to 225,000 last week — the highest reading in over a month and a sharp break from the steady downtrend we’ve seen since early April.

The 2-year Treasury yield held steady at 4.05% Tuesday, unchanged from Monday but up from 3.98% just last week. That seven basis point jump might look small, but in the bond world, it’s shouting somet

The 10-year Treasury yield dipped to 4.46% Tuesday, down a hair from 4.47% Monday. That tiny move masks a bigger story: after bouncing around between 4.45% and 4.50% for the past week, the bond market

The US national debt crossed $39.2 trillion on Monday, rising $26.5 billion in a single day and marking a 6.2% increase over the past year. That’s roughly $2.3 trillion in new debt over 12 months — eq

US commercial crude oil stocks plummeted 14.3 million barrels to just 8.1 million barrels in the latest reading — a staggering 64% drop that signals the tightest supply conditions in recent memory. To

Natural gas prices hit $3.16 per million BTU this week, capping a steady four-week climb that’s pushed the benchmark fuel up 19% since early May. The rally breaks a months-long downtrend that had ener

The US national debt fell $12.3 billion to $39.20 trillion on June 1st — a rare daily decline that caught some attention, but probably for the wrong reasons.

Total hiring dropped 7.6% in April to 5.1 million workers, the sharpest monthly decline since the pandemic recovery stalled. The pullback erased March’s strong rebound and pushed hiring below year-ag

American workers are staying put. Voluntary quits fell to 2.98 million in April, down 6% from March and 8.5% below last year. That’s the lowest level since early 2021, when the economy was still crawl

The April JOLTS report delivered a surprise: job openings jumped by 731,000 to 7.62 million, a sharp 10.6% monthly increase that caught economists off guard. After three months of relative stability a

Gas prices fell 17 cents last week to $4.31 per gallon, the biggest weekly drop since early April. But even with the decline, drivers are still paying $1.14 more than a year ago, a 36% jump that refl

The 10-year Treasury yield held steady at 4.45% Thursday, marking two straight days without movement after a weeklong slide from 4.57%. When the world’s most important interest rate stops moving, it u

The 2-year Treasury yield slipped to 3.98% yesterday, down from 4.13% just a week ago. That 15 basis point drop in five trading days suggests bond traders are growing more confident the Fed won’t need

The US national debt climbed to $39.18 trillion as of May 28th, adding $13 billion in a single day and maintaining its relentless 6.12% annual growth rate. That’s roughly $2.3 trillion added over the

The 2-year Treasury yield dropped to 3.99% yesterday, sliding from 4.13% just six trading days ago — a move that suggests bond traders are increasingly confident the Fed’s rate-cutting cycle is about