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U.S. Treasury Investors Could Switch Focus to Data From Presidential Race -- Market Talk
With the U.S. election still several months away, Treasury investors are resume focusing on economic data for now.
U.S Treasury Curve Steepening Could Take a Break After Biden Withdraws -- Market Talk
U.S. Treasury yield curves could pause steepening for now after incumbent President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, ING rates strategists say in a note.
US stocks closed with all three major indices falling, with the S&P Nasdaq index seeing its largest weekly decline in three months. Technology stocks weakened, with Tesla down more than 4%, Nvidia down more than 2%, and CrowdStrike down more than 11%.
Investors accelerated their escape from technology stocks, with stocks and bonds in Europe and the United States being hit hard for two days. This week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell by about 2% and 3.7%, respectively. The Nasdaq stopped its six-week continuous rise, while the Dow and small-cap indices rose by 0.7% and 1.7%, respectively. Chip stocks fell more than 3% on Friday and nearly 9% for the week. Nvidia also fell more than 8.7% for the past three months, making it the worst performer. The "seven sisters of technology" all fell for the week, and cybersecurity leader Crowdstrike, which triggered a global technology outage, fell 11% on Friday, the worst in nearly two years. The VIX panic index rose more than 32% for the week.
Two officials of the Federal Reserve indicated that it is necessary to reform the discount window tool.
Boorman, a director of the Federal Reserve, and Logan, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve, suggested that the Federal Reserve should assess to what extent its emergency lending tools can meet the liquidity needs of the banking system, implying the need to reform the discount window.
Treasury Yields Wobble As Jobless Claims Rise -- Market Talk
Treasury yields recover after declining in the wake of U.S. labor market data showing some cooling.
Underlying Details of 20-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Auction Were Strong
0605 GMT - Demand for the U.S. Treasury's $13 billion auction of 20-year bonds on Wednesday slowed from the previous auction, which had particularly strong statistics, but the underlying details