Treasury bills

China, Japan may pull back from US debt, billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns

2026-10-06T06:04:40.000Z
One can tell what the US Federal Reserve will do by watching the two-year Treasury yield.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The bond market’s balancing act is perfectly normal

2026-10-06T04:00:00.000Z
The US$32 trillion Treasuries market faces a months-long slide as investors bet central banks including the US Federal Reserve will further raise interest rates.

US 30-year Treasury yield rises to highest since 2002

2026-09-29T22:37:31.000Z
Markets have seemed to take some comfort from US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh’s apparent resolve to quell inflation.
THINKING ALOUD

Investors need to brace for a higher-rate world

2026-09-21T23:00:00.000Z
The US Federal Reserve has tightened its monetary policy on Wednesday, raising interest rates to a range of 3.75 to 4%.

The Fed hiked rates for the first time since 2023. Will T-bills make a comeback?

2026-09-18T05:42:13.000Z
Analysts have questioned how US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention would work without a meaningful shift towards much higher Japanese interest rates.

Is Scott Bessent winning the wrong battle in markets?

2026-09-13T07:21:19.000Z
Scott Bessent, US Treasury Secretary, pairs the debt milestone with a buyback announcement clearly timed to reassure markets.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why Bessent’s bond buyback programme should worry us

2026-08-24T23:00:00.000Z
Is the US Treasury buybacks putting a temporary bandage on a much bigger issue of national debt?

Stress cracks in bonds are reshaping the AI and EM story

2026-08-21T09:46:00.000Z
High bullion prices have cut demand for gold jewellery throughout the Middle East and in India.
THINKING ALOUD

There may be a case for another gold rally

2026-08-04T23:00:00.000Z
Similar temporary breakdowns in traditional rates-to-foreign exchange relationships have occurred in other Group of Ten markets amid stress periods, says Mizuho.

Yen’s historic slump defies the rates rulebook, says Mizuho

2026-07-01T03:51:27.000Z