Joy Wiltermuth

All eyes were on the jolt higher in U.S. Treasury yields on Wednesday after economic data on the manufacturing front surprised to the upside, sending a shock through the world's most important bond market. The all-important benchmark 10-year Treasury yiel... See more

The S&P 500 was on the verge of following the Nasdaq Composite Index to a fresh record high on Monday, with technology stocks and other artificial-intelligence plays helping lift equities out of a recent funk. The S&P 500 SPX closed 0.4% from its ... See more

The 10-year Treasury is having its worst run in over 100 years. Why investors are buying bonds anyway. Investors are hoping that a historically bad stretch for the bond market will end at some point. Yet in 2026, they aren't all avoiding bonds entirely wh... See more

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield briefly found some support from dip buyers Monday, but was back at the crucial 5% threshold for the first time in nearly three years. The week started with Wall Street on edge, with oil prices marching higher, jitters ... See more

The bull market in stocks has a new headache. Government market interventions this summer in the U.S., to cap long-term interest rates, and in Japan, to halt its currency's decline, have given way to a stronger yen and higher Treasury yields. That combina... See more