Matt Grossman

The extra yield offered by corporate bonds relative to ultra-safe Treasurys continues to shrink, signaling investors' growing comfort with the economy's direction. _Investment-grade corporate debt is now offering

Stocks rose, bringing an eighth consecutive day of gains for the Dow, as bank results and easing inflation overseas helped sustain the recent rally.

Chevron added 2% after beating earnings expectations.

Treasury yields fell as Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke to reporters, a sign traders were shifting bets toward a lower trajectory for the central bank's interest-rate target in the months ahead. Compared with previous remarks, Powell today sounded less emphatic about the need to keep interest rates h

Treasury yields jumped Thursday, reversing yesterday's post-Fed-meeting decline, after a round of fresh data releases reiterated the economy's strength. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 3.954%, from 3.85% on Wednesday.

Passive bond funds have beaten active managers since the U.S. central bank started tightening interest rates.

Coming into 2023, many investors believed that risks on the economic horizon could constrain Treasury yields this year. Instead, the 10-year yield is on course for a new year-to-date high in Wednesday trading. Here's how we got there: Strong economic data. [Inflation has eased to 3%](https://

‘Bear steepening’ trade drives 10-year Treasury yield close to a decade-plus high.

Rising oil prices lifted energy stocks Wednesday during an otherwise downbeat session.

Bond yields were little changed after July inflation data landed in line with what analysts and investors had been expecting. Treasurys marked a modest morning rally before the data release, sending their yields low