U.S. Treasurys may be losing their safe-haven status — and these bonds could take their place
After Israel attacked Iran on June 13, U.S. Treasury yields rose while other countries’ bond yields declined.
MarketWatch by Mark Hulbert
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Retirees: Be very, very worried about who will replace Jerome Powell at the Fed
If you’re retired or living on passive income, you have every reason to be grateful to the Federal Reserve chair.
MarketWatch by Brett Arends
Trump and the dollar are doing something we saw just before the October 1987 stock market crash
The current political environment and currency market disruption are disturbingly similar.
MarketWatch by Mark Hulbert
Don’t blame Jerome Powell — or the Fed — if you can’t afford to buy a house right now
Trump says the Fed’s high interest rates are keeping Americans from buying houses. There’s more to it than that.
MarketWatch by Aarthi Swaminathan
Stocks get hit as economic clouds, tariffs gathered—but history suggests it’s too soon to panic
Tariff threats from President Trump and a weakening U.S. labor market have unsettled financial markets ahead of a seasonally weak period for stocks between August and October. Still, there’s plenty of reason to hold tight and look past any choppy trading.
MarketWatch by Vivien Lou Chen
The China-U.S. tariff truce lives on — thanks to Nvidia
In making a deal with the U.S. government, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is Trump’s silent partner in trade.
MarketWatch by Kenneth Rapoza
I’m 66. My mortgage is $250K and the rate is 3.4%. Would it be foolish to pay it off from my $770K investments?
“I don’t plan on taking Social Security until 70 and I will have one other small pension.”
MarketWatch by Quentin Fottrell
These countries own the most U.S. debt. Will they start selling?
There has been much talk lately about foreign investors backing away from the U.S. bond market, with President Donald Trump recently threatening retaliation against any nation that sells.
MarketWatch by Joseph Adinolfi
Why the jobs report will actually be good for bonds
Based on the chatter on Wall Street, you’d think labor has never had it so good. Sadly for working Americans, this isn’t actually the case.
MarketWatch by Brett Arends