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Treasury complies with court order on releasing Trump's tax returns

The Treasury Department said on Wednesday it has complied with a court order to make former President Donald Trump's tax returns available to a congressional committee. The Supreme Court last week rejected Trump's request for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee. The court, without dissent, cleared the legal obstacle to disclosure of Trump's tax returns. A department spokesperson said Treasury has complied with last week's court decision but declined to say whether the committee had accessed the documents. The spokesperson declined to be identified by name because of privacy constraints. Trump refused to release his tax returns during his 2016 presidential campaign or his four years in the White House. After the Supreme Court action, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., said in a statement that since the Mag

US yields sink amid dovish Fed signals; HK stocks slip on Covid concerns

The 10-year Treasury yield dipped to 3.659%, the lowest since Oct. 5 in Tokyo trading, after Thursday's US Thanksgiving holiday; the two-year yield slipped to a one-week bottom at 4.44%

Indices log best 1-day gains in five weeks, soar 2.3% as bond yields cool

FPIs buy shares worth Rs 1,345 crore

Wall Street drops 1% with all eyes on Fed policy decision on Wednesday

The benchmark US 10-year Treasury yield hit 3.58%, its highest level since April 2011; Ford sees additional $1 bn in inflationary costs, shares fall

Nasdaq ticks up on hopes of less aggressive rate hikes after weak PMI data

US composite PMI at lowest since February 2021; Zoom tumbles on weak forecast; Macy's shares rise on earnings beat

India bond yields up for fourth day in a row as inflation, US yields weigh

The benchmark 10-year government bond yield ended at 7.2811%. The yield has risen 9 basis points in last three sessions and had ended at 7.2702% on Monday.

Market sentiment gets a boost as FPI selloff stems in July after 10 months

What led to such record outflows? "Rising global central banks' rates, rupee depreciation, expensive valuations and geopolitical risks," says BofA in a note.

Gold price stalls as pre-Federal Reserve verdict jitters grip investors

Spot gold was flat at $1,719.49 per ounce by 1438 GMT. U.S. gold futures were little changed at $1,719.10.

Gold struggles for traction as interest rate hike bets, dollar dim appeal

Spot gold was little changed at $1,734.59 per ounce by 0916 GMT after hitting $1,722.36 earlier in the session, its lowest since Sept. 30. US gold futures rose 0.1% to $1,733.60.

Distress signals: US junk bond spreads top 500 bps, a first since 2020

Junk spreads have surged 100 basis points the past two weeks as the Federal Reserve's efforts to tame inflation fuel concerns that the central bank will push the economy into a recession

Gold subdued as US Treasury yields stay firm; ECB, Fed verdict in focus

Spot gold was down 0.3% at $1,847.90 per ounce as of 0956 GMT and US gold futures had declined 0.3% to $1,850.50.

Dollar hits two-decade high against yen, pound near three-week low

The yen is sensitive to interest rate differentials between Japanese debt and US bonds.

Gold firms below recent highs as rate-hike by world central banks weigh

Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,851.98 per ounce, as of 0752 GMT, while US gold futures rose 0.2% to $1,854.60.

A coming crypto storm for central banks? Focus on digital money intensifies

Fed is debating whether to develop a digital currency, as are most central banks around the world. A decision has not been made, and officials say it would take congressional approval to move forward

Emerging macro instability

Global economy is reeling from new supply shocks

Stocks shed gains, Treasuries up as Fed signals rate hikes could come soon

In its latest policy update, the Fed signaled it is likely to raise U.S. interest rates in March

Wall Street stumbles on rising Treasury yields, growing inflation worries

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 569.38 points, or 1.63%, to 34,299.99

Michael Burry's pretty big short hinges on treasuries sinking

Michael Burry, whose huge, wildly profitable bets against the housing bubble were made famous in "The Big Short," is wagering that long-term US Treasuries will fall.

World stocks steady, Treasuries edge up as Delta variant spreads

The STOXX Europe 600 index was up 1%, recovering more than half of the prior session's decline, but still on course to record the second straight week of losses.

US stocks edge up after Federal Reserve minutes, bonds steady, dollar firm

US Treasuries prices maintained gains on Wednesday, holding down yields, and two stock indexes notched record highs