How Bessent Could Solve the Debt Problem: 3-3-3, DOGE, and a Dose of ‘Repression’
Interest expense is the fastest-growing and most nettlesome part of the federal budget, now exceeding military spending.
Should bond investors beware Trump tariffs? How proposed tariffs could hit bonds
The bond market has already begun pricing in the potential for higher interest rates. Even the day after Trump’s election ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...
Dallas Fed's Logan signals rate cuts require US labor market cooling
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Lorie Logan on Thursday signaled she was ready to keep interest rates on hold for ...
Why you should lock in a home equity loan rate this February
There's a compelling case to be made for locking in a home equity loan interest rate this February. Here's why.
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...
Trump's focus on 10-year Treasury yield to cut borrowing costs raises curiosity - and problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. But for ...
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Trump Administration Sets Sights On Reducing Long-Term Treasury Yields, Not Fed Rates, Unveils 3-3-3 Plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized that the Trump administration’s priority is to lower 10-year Treasury yields, not the Fed’s benchmark interest rate. Bessent highlighted the importance of ...
Bernie Sanders And Josh Hawley Will Be Mugged By Interest Rate Reality
Despite what Fed officials, economists, and their media enablers tell you, there’s no such thing as costless credit. This is ...
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage falls to 6.89%, third straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the third week in a row, a smidgen of relief for prospective ...
Trump is focused on lowering bond yields, not fighting the Fed, Treasury chief says
The Trump administration isn't looking to clash with the Federal Reserve over interest rates, Treasury Secretary Scott ...
Trump Treasury secretary Scott Bessent relives some pressure on the Fed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, ...