Traders believes that Trump’s campaign against the Fed could steepen the yield curve, and they are betting on a widening spread between short- and long-duration Treasuries.

The 30-year Treasury has tumbled in July as investors mull over US inflation, the government spending outlook and the path ...

Changing the way the Federal Reserve operates or assesses the economy may have a more durable impact on policy and markets ...

It’s just six months into President Trump’s second term, and speculation is swirling about the fate of his Federal Reserve ...

For Meghan Swiber, a US rates strategist at Bank of America, the curve steepener trade is a less effective hedge against a ...

The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that Bessent made clear his concerns about firing the Fed chairman in private talks with the president last week.

President Trump says no one needs to explain to him that firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would be bad for the ...

The US President has repeatedly criticised Mr Jerome Powell for being “too late” in cutting interest rates. Read more at ...

Republican senators warned Trump not to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing risks to market stability and the Fed’s ...

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A Bloomberg report earlier Wednesday saying that Trump was likely to fire Powell soon sparked a drop in stocks and the dollar, and a rise in Treasury yields ...

Speculation about the fate of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell set off a short-lived tempest in financial markets ...