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Wall Street suffers losses amid fears of all-time Treasury yield highs and their contribution to interest payments.
By 11:55 ET, the S&P 500 fell by 0.01%, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.23%, revised from 0.8% in the morning, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid by 0.01%. Unlike Thursday and Wednesday sessions, U.S. stocks were down today after January’s wholesale prices exceeded expectations.
The producer price index rose 0.3% in January, higher than the predicted 0.1%, according to Labor Department data. Even though retail fell 0.8% M/M to $700.3B in January, more than the 0.1% decline expected and a turnaround from December’s 0.4% M/M increase,. This data shows that the U.S. consumer’s spending habits are included. In other economic climates, reports also signal potential market changes as a result of a trend that yields many years of highs. Despite the increasing momentum in the labor market and reduced inflation, the all-time inflation rate and interest cuts have contributed to increasing Treasury yields.
Reports suggest that the U.S. Treasury yields have reached a record that has never been seen in years—a record that is considered a market decline if they keep going up. Higher Treasury yields have led to increased interest payments and costs. On the other hand, this will make it the largest budget expenditure. And this budget expenditure is expected to increase by more than 40% this year. Up from $26 trillion in 2023 to $48 trillion this year.
U.S. Treasury yields rose, impacting equities, reflecting concerns about persistent inflation and reducing expectations for imminent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. This concern has become legitimate despite the rapid economic growth. That includes the biggest market competition that the U.S. economy might face later this year. This will be the long-term economic outlook, despite the current strong economy providing some resilience. The trajectory of government borrowing raises questions about future fiscal sustainability and economic growth.
Moving to the BND market and its ups and downs in the Friday session. The 10-year Treasury yields were up by 1.46%, and the 30-year bonds soared by 0.6%. The 5-year Treasury scored higher by 1.75%, while the 3-month Treasury yields went up by 0.18%.
The market awaits further rate commentary from Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly. This dynamic suggests a cautious market sentiment as participants seek clarity on the central bank’s stance amidst inflationary pressures. In terms of a market outlook, there is no indication of any near-term rate cuts, at least in the next two meetings. Marketers bet that the Feral officials will initiate their interest rate cuts by June. Through this, they can be cactus and yet effective in terms of fully taming inflation, diminishing any worries about the bond market, and increasing costs in the future.
In other economic news, the BTC has recently reached its all-time high in the past 2 years. After crashing to $16.000 last year, BTC rose again to surpass $50.000 this week. Oil prices are also high this week. Today, the West Teax intermediate rose by 0.96% to $78 per barrel. Bernt crude oil jumped by 0.54% to $83 per barrel.
