Markets · Japanese bonds
JGB yields drop as AI stock rout pushes investors into bonds
The 10-year JGB yield fell to 2.806 percent on Thursday, Ministry of Finance data show, before the Nikkei 225 slid 6 percent on Friday.
· By E&M Desk · 3 min read
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Markets · Treasuries
What is a Treasury auction, and how do you read the results?
A Treasury auction is how the US sells its debt. How bidding works, what bid-to-cover and high yield mean, and what to watch in the November 10-year sale.
· By E&M Desk · 6 min read
Markets · Market positioning
Retail investors dump stocks at fastest pace since 2020 in AI selloff
Individual investors sold a net $338 million of single stocks as the Nasdaq entered a correction, while money-market fund assets topped $8 trillion.
· By E&M Desk · 4 min read
Markets · Treasury bills
How to buy Treasury bills: TreasuryDirect, brokers and current rates
Treasury bills can be bought at auction through TreasuryDirect or a broker from $100. Here is how each route works, how bills are priced and where rates stand.
· By E&M Desk · 5 min read
Markets · Bond market
What is the term premium, and why have long-term yields risen?
The term premium is the extra yield investors demand to hold long-term Treasuries. How it is measured, what drives it and how it shapes the 30-year yield.
· By E&M Desk · 5 min read
Markets · Bond market
Yield curve inversion explained: what it signals about recessions
A yield curve inversion means short-term Treasury yields exceed long-term ones. It has often preceded US recessions, but the 2022–24 episode shows its limits.
· By E&M Desk · 6 min read
Markets · Gold
Gold price heads for 4 percent weekly gain as Treasury yields fall
Gold slipped 1.5 percent on Friday but held most of its post-election rally on falling Treasury yields, while oil rebounded before the jobs report.
· By E&M Desk · 2 min read
Policy · Fiscal policy
What is fiscal policy? How it differs from monetary policy
Fiscal policy is the government’s taxing and spending, set by Congress and the President; monetary policy is the Fed’s control of interest rates.
· By E&M Desk · 5 min read
Policy · Monetary policy
What is the Fed dot plot? How to read the FOMC’s rate projections
The Fed dot plot maps where each FOMC official sees rates heading. How to read it, its limits, and what the September 2026 projections showed.
· By E&M Desk · 5 min read
Policy · Monetary policy
What is monetary policy? How central banks steer the economy
Monetary policy is how a central bank sets the cost and availability of money and credit. Here is how the Fed does it, and how it differs from fiscal policy.
· By E&M Desk · 5 min read
Policy · Monetary policy
What is the federal funds rate, and why does it matter?
The federal funds rate is the Federal Reserve’s main policy tool. How the Fed sets it, how it reaches borrowers, and where it stood in November 2026.
· By E&M Desk · 5 min read
Policy · Federal Reserve
Fed meeting schedule 2026–2027: every FOMC date and what to expect
The Fed’s next FOMC meeting is December 8–9, 2026. This guide lists all eight meeting dates for 2026 and 2027, when the decision is announced and what to watch.
· By E&M Desk · 4 min read
Economy · Jobs report
October jobs report: what it could mean for Fed rate hikes
Economists expect 59,000 jobs and a 4.2 percent unemployment rate in the October jobs report, as Fed officials weigh another rate hike after a sharp stock sell-off.
· By E&M Desk · 5 min read