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Trump Has Added Risk to the Surest Bet in Global Finance
Shocked by Trump’s trade war, foreign investors are selling U.S. government bonds, long the world’s safe haven.
How Bessent’s billion-dollar bet on the bond market saved Trump from autarky
But they weren’t “afraid,” as Trump asserted. Rather, Bessent made a trillion-dollar bet on the bond markets, and in the long ...
Why bond yields, not crashing stocks, were the ‘pain point’ that finally got Trump to pause tariffs
P resident Trump didn’t seem especially bothered by the epic fall in stock prices following his unveiling of extremely high ...
Warren Buffett's company just raised $628 million selling samurai bonds as Trump's tariffs rocked markets
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway forged ahead with a yen bond sale, fueling speculation the investor is preparing for a ...
Roller coaster week for global bonds continues as 'Trump put' sparks reversals
Many global bond yields reversed course on Thursday, with U.S. Treasury yields cooling as German yields rose. Markets are ...
Trump’s day of tariff mayhem contains a scary lesson for his second term
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was spending a second day testifying to Congress on what the Trump White House ...
Bond Chaos, Deal Mania and Jamie Dimon: Inside Trump’s Tariff Reversal
As Donald Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs took effect just after midnight on Wednesday, the president was watching the ...
Bond-market chaos is fueling concerns about a crisis. Here’s what you need to know.
Chaos in the U.S. stock market has infected the bond market, fueling speculation about a potentially destabilizing shock to ...