Latest Articles that tagged "Treasury Yields"
Nasdaq Prices a More Selective Recovery

Nasdaq Prices a More Selective Recovery
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-19

Crude oil fell 1.99% to $99.39 and Brent declined 2.40% to $107.30 as supply remained intact despite the fighting. Oil prices gave risk assets a little room to breathe, not because the geopolitical...

TSMC’s Beat Meets the Cost of Money

TSMC’s Beat Meets the Cost of Money
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-15

September US consumer prices rose 3.7% from a year earlier, a result that pushed the prospect of an October rate increase back into the market’s conversation....

ASML Prices the Bottleneck Behind the Boom

ASML Prices the Bottleneck Behind the Boom
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-14

A fire at an Aramco complex in Dhahran followed another Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, while crude oil rose 0.25% to $94.38. The strike reached Saudi energy infrastructure without causing casualties,...

The 5.24% Treasury Yield Keeps Relief on Probation

The 5.24% Treasury Yield Keeps Relief on Probation
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-12

The US 10-year Treasury yield held at 5.24% on Monday, even as the S&P 500 rose 0.59% and investors prepared for a week of inflation and earnings data. That is the market’s slightly contradictory...

OpenAI’s $70 Billion Promise Splits the Risk Trade

OpenAI’s $70 Billion Promise Splits the Risk Trade
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-09

Brent crude fell 0.71% to $103.54 after President Donald Trump ruled out attacks on Iran before the US midterms. The US government removed an immediate escalation risk from oil markets, which is...

Oil Tests Every Risk Premium

Oil Tests Every Risk Premium
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-07

Iranian forces increased attacks on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz as Brent crude climbed 0.84% to $101.42. Iran’s attacks have made the energy chokepoint a live market variable, even though...

The Euro Tests the Rally's Foundation

The Euro Tests the Rally's Foundation
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-05

The euro fell 0.59% to roughly $1.12, its weakest level in 17 months, as investors marked down confidence in Europe’s fiscal and political direction. The euro slid as regional risk became a currency...

Treasuries Charge for the Unknown

Treasuries Charge for the Unknown
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-02

The United States added a carrier and 10,000 troops to the Middle East as commanders prepared for a possible escalation with Iran. The US military expanded its regional options as the conflict...

Powell's Independence Becomes a Bond-Market Variable

Powell's Independence Becomes a Bond-Market Variable
— Margin Notes: 2026-10-01

President Donald Trump said Jerome Powell should be forced to resign from the US Federal Reserve Board, while the US 10-year Treasury yield remained at 5.30%....

Robinhood Opens the Door to a More Levered Market

Robinhood Opens the Door to a More Levered Market
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-30

The US dollar is on track for its strongest month since June, while the US 10-year Treasury yield held at 5.23%. The US Fed kept one more 2026 rate hike in the conversation, and that is enough to...

The 5.16% Yield Wall and the Tokenized Bypass

The 5.16% Yield Wall and the Tokenized Bypass
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-25

US 10-year Treasury yields climbed to 5.16%, cementing a new baseline that the market is struggling to digest. This isn't a temporary spike to be traded away; it is a structural shift in the cost of...

The US 10-Year Yield Reclaims 5% and Breaks the Risk-On Spell

The US 10-Year Yield Reclaims 5% and Breaks the Risk-On Spell
— Margin Notes: 2026-09-24

A surge in US 10-year Treasury yields to 5.11% has effectively ended the risk-on honeymoon. The market is no longer trading on the hope of a diplomatic thaw, but on the fear that yields surged above...