MARKETS

Treasury Triples Bond Buybacks — But Yields Keep Rising

Washington is stepping deeper into a stressed bond market The Treasury Department is increasing the size of its bond buybacks at a moment when the long end of the U.S. debt market is under serious pressure. Thursday’s operation will allow

Hot Jobs Data Just Changed the Fed Trade Again

The jobs report was almost too good Wall Street got a strong economic number Friday — and stocks fell. The U.S. added 162,000 jobs in August, blowing past expectations for just 55,000. The Dow slipped 0.5%, the S&P 500 lost

Stocks Rise as Yields Fall and Markets Look Past New Risks

The market is starting to look through the headlines There is a lot for investors to worry about right now. Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs on roughly $20 billion of U.S. goods. Consumer confidence just fell to its lowest level

The U.S. Just Stepped Back From a Canada Trade War

This is less about the tariffs than the trade war that didn’t happen Hours before new 50% tariffs were scheduled to hit certain Canadian imports, the U.S. Administration pulled them back. The pause lasts only three days, and Canada has

Homebuilder Sentiment Stays Weak as Costs Squeeze Housing

Builders are still struggling to find demand US homebuilder sentiment barely improved in August as high borrowing and construction costs continued to weigh on the housing market. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose 1 point to 35, according to

Stocks Slip From Records as Consumer Sentiment Weakens

Stocks pull back after another record US stocks edged lower Friday after the S&P 500 reached another record high in the previous session. The S&P 500 slipped just below the flat line, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq

Goldman Pays $2.25B to Double Down on Active ETFs

Goldman makes another major ETF acquisition Goldman Sachs is buying Neos Investments for as much as $2.25 billion, extending its push into actively managed exchange-traded funds. Neos manages about $30 billion across 19 ETFs, many of which use options to