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The average rate on Treasury bonds ticked up to 3.39% in March, continuing a slow but steady climb that’s now pushed government borrowing costs 3.5% higher than a year ago.

The US national debt dropped $16 billion to $39.0 trillion yesterday — a rare daily decline that barely dents the massive $2.8 trillion increase over the past year. That’s a 7.69% annual growth rate,

The 2-year Treasury yield dropped to 3.79% on April 2nd, continuing a steady descent from 3.96% just a week ago. That’s a meaningful move in bond world — where traders are quietly betting the Federal

The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.31% Wednesday, down from 4.33% the day before — a small move that caps off a week of choppy trading as bond markets try to find their footing.

Average hourly earnings climbed 0.24% in March to $37.38, bringing the annual pace to a steady 3.03% — exactly where economists like to see it when inflation is running around 2.5%.

The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3% in March from February’s 4.4%, marking the third month in four where joblessness has held in this narrow band. On paper, that looks like stability. In reality

The U.S. economy added just 178,000 jobs in March — the slowest pace since early 2025 and well below the 200,000+ monthly average we’ve grown accustomed to. Even more telling: this marks the third str

Something unusual happened yesterday: the US national debt actually went down. The Treasury’s debt-to-the-penny reading fell 0.13% to $39.02 trillion — the first daily decline since late February, eve

The 2-year Treasury yield rose to 3.81% Tuesday, up from 3.79% the day before — a small move that tells a bigger story about what bond traders expect from the Federal Reserve.

The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.33% yesterday, up from 4.30% the day before — a small move that caps off a volatile week of trading between 4.30% and 4.44%. What’s notable isn’t the size of th

Initial jobless claims fell to 202,000 last week, down 9,000 from the prior week and marking the lowest reading in nearly a month. But here’s what’s more interesting than the drop itself: claims have

The 30-year mortgage rate jumped to 6.46% this week, up from 6.38% last week — the highest level since mid-February. That’s five straight weeks of increases, with rates climbing nearly half a percenta

The 2-year Treasury yield dropped to 3.79% Monday, down from 3.82% Friday and continuing a week-long slide from nearly 4.0%. When the bond closest to Fed policy starts moving this consistently in one

The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.3% yesterday, down from 4.35% the day before and continuing a week-long slide from last Monday’s 4.44% peak. That’s a 14 basis point drop in just five trading days

US crude oil stocks just posted their largest single-week decline in recent memory, plummeting 23.4 million barrels to just 8.1 million barrels — a stunning 74% drop that caught energy markets off gua