The Treasury’s bond-market intervention isn’t working. So what comes next?
You can’t just sweep $40 trillion in U.S. national debt under a rug and forget about it — or so the bond market appears to be telling Treasury Secretary Scott…
I’m turning 70. Here’s how I’m making this decade the richest of my retirement.
Tweaking my finances, work and life as I go from the “gogo” years to the “slowgo” years. Source:MarketWatch
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods after trade talks break down
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday announced his country would impose “dollarfordollar” tariffs on U.S. goods — a retaliatory measure after trade…
Why an announcement from the Treasury sparked a rally in gold and bitcoin this week
Cryptocurrencies and precious metals shot higher, while the U.S. dollar weakened, after the Treasury Department said it planned to double its bond buybacks.…
Move over, credit cards: Social-media stars are tapping magic wands to buy things
Taptopay is getting a TikTok makeover as shoppers turn checking out into a personalized accessory. Source:MarketWatch
Here’s some surprisingly good news for the stock market this midterm election year
There is a strong historical pattern of postmidterm strength. Source:MarketWatch
A massive ‘corporate welfare’ program is underway — and consumers want a bigger cut of it
Tariff refunds have been flowing back to companies since President Donald Trump’s levies were rejected by the Supreme Court. Source:MarketWatch
‘She’s desperate’: My friend was laid off and lost her health insurance. How can she find affordable coverage?
“She looked into COBRA, but the cost is absolutely ridiculous.” Source:MarketWatch
This has been one of the most affordable U.S. cities to buy a home for the past 134 years
Home prices in America have changed dramatically over the last century — but the Midwest has remained a bastion of affordability through it all.…
Here’s how Bessent’s newly activist Treasury Department is undercutting the Fed’s Warsh
The surprising move this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in Treasury markets to lower the cost of government debt undercuts the…
Former JPMorgan exec takes on Social Security advisory role
Matt Zames will take on an unpaid adviser position at the Social Security Administration, according to reports. Source:MarketWatch
Trump, Vance and Bessent try to calm the bond market with ‘alternative facts’
Maybe this stuff works on TV or on the stump. But it doesn’t work on Wall Street, where people can count. Source:MarketWatch