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A Bolt From The Blue: Treasury Yields Go Haywire; Fitch Retains Negative Watch Despite US Debt Ceiling Resolution

June 2, 3:24 PM

Despite the resolution of the debt ceiling standoff allowing the U.S. government to meet its obligations, Fitch Ratings has chosen to maintain its "Rating Watch Negative" stance on the U.S.

GOVT

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US Labor Market On Fire: May Jobs Data Reveals Employment Boom, Steady Wage Growth, Putting The Fed On The Fence

By Piero Cingari

June 2, 8:48 AM

The U.S. labor market is hot and continues to show tight conditions, posing a difficult dilemma for the Federal Reserve regarding whether to raise interest rates further or hit the pause button.

SHY

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IMF Anticipates ‘Persistent Inflation Problem’ For US, Interest Rates To Stay At 5.5% Until 2024

By Piero Cingari

May 26, 4:21 PM

The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. economy won't escape the challenge of persistent inflation if the job market does not soften and monetary policy does not stay tight for an extended period of time. On Friday, the U.S.

GOVT

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5 Bond ETFs To Watch As Debt Ceiling Talks Enter The Final Hours To Avoid A US Default

By Piero Cingari

May 26, 11:17 AM

The debt limit talk has reached its last and most important stage with just five days, or barely more than a 100 hours, when the U.S. Treasury may run out of money.

BLK

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Fed’s Favorite Inflation Gauge Rises More Than Expected In April: Market Expectations Increase For June Interest Rate Hike

By Piero Cingari

May 26, 8:48 AM

The Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation, rose 4.4% year over year in April 2023, up from the 4.2% surge in March and above the expected 4.3% rise, the U.S.

SPY

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Debt Ceiling Negotiations At A Crossroads: 168 Hours Left Before US Government Runs Out Of Money

By Piero Cingari

May 24, 10:20 AM

The United States has approximately 168 hours, or exactly one week, until it may be unable to pay its debts if debt ceiling negotiations do not produce a breakthrough.

QQQ

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Escalating US Treasury Yields Reflect Intensifying Uncertainty Over Debt Ceiling Negotiations

By Piero Cingari

May 23, 8:56 AM

Treasury yields are experiencing heavy volatility as a debt ceiling agreement continues to be delayed with less than a week until the U.S.

TLT

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Markets Quake As GOP Debt Ceiling Negotiators Abruptly Leave Closed-Door Meeting

By AJ Fabino

May 19, 12:03 PM

U.S. equity markets tumbled during late morning trading Friday after key debt ceiling negotiators, representatives of House Speaker…

SPY

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House Speaker McCarthy Says ‘Further Conversations’ On Debt Ceiling Necessary, Opening Up More Talks This Week

By Piero Cingari

May 16, 4:56 PM

"Negotiators are still far apart" but a deal by the end of the week is "feasible", House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said following a debt-meeting summit with President Joe Biden and other key lawmakers on Tuesday.

SPY

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Goldman Sachs’ Solomon, Pfizer’s Bourla, More CEOs Implore Biden, McCarthy To Avoid Disastrous Default

By Piero Cingari

May 16, 3:44 PM

More than 140 top executives of American corporations issued a letter urging the government to reach a solution to promptly lift the debt ceiling and avert the disastrous implications of a default, just a few hours ahead of the key Joe Biden-Kevin McCarthy