The so-called bond vigilantes may be back, 30 years after they led a sell-off in Treasury securities over the prospect of higher government spending by a new Democratic administration.The Federal […]
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Back to news homeThe Financial Crisis the World Forgot
By the middle of March 2020 a sense of anxiety pervaded the Federal Reserve. The fast-unfolding coronavirus pandemic was rippling through global markets in dangerous ways.Trading in Treasurys — the […]
Investors Are Focused on Treasurys. Here’s What the Fed Could Do.
Longer-term interest rates have jumped in recent weeks, a move that has been broadly interpreted as a sign that investors are betting higher growth and slightly faster inflation may be […]
Why Market Investors Are Now Troubled by Signs of Surging Growth
Investors had no trouble gliding past the death and economic devastation wrought by the pandemic last year to drive the market to record highs. An increasingly healthy economy is what’s […]
Private Equity Firms Are Piling On Debt to Pay Dividends
Part of her legislative agenda remains holding the private equity industry “accountable for what happens with their target companies,” she said in a statement late last month when asked about […]
Europe’s Pandemic Debt Is Dizzying. Who Will Pay?
PARIS — For nearly six months, Philippe Boreal and 120 of his fellow workers have been paid to stay home from their jobs at a Cannes luxury hotel that was […]
How the Stock Market’s Relentless Rise Saved Companies
Companies hit hard by the downturn also opted to issue bonds to raise cash last year — a record $2.28 trillion, 60 percent more than in 2019, according to figures […]
10 Challenges Biden Faces in Righting the Economy
All presidents come into office vowing to rapidly put into effect an ambitious agenda. But for Joseph R. Biden Jr., the raging coronavirus pandemic and the economic pain it is […]
With Vaccines and Stimulus on the Way, Banks Brighten Their Outlook
The results showed that JPMorgan’s retail customers have been buying houses and cars. The number of mortgages and auto loans rose 20 percent compared with a year earlier. The bank’s […]
The Year the Fed Changed Forever
WASHINGTON — As Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, rang in 2020 in Florida, where he was celebrating his son’s wedding, his work life seemed to be entering a […]