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A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates

The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy

https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/warshs-gamble-quieter-federal-reserve-volatile-markets-higher-134054833

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News 12h ago

2-year Treasury yield keeps going higher after spiking on hawkish start to Warsh's Fed

The yield on the 2-year U.S. Treasury note — most sensitive to changes in fed funds expectations — rose almost another three basis points.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/treasury-yields-investors-warsh-fed-interest-rates.html

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦2d ago

1 BMO: Although #equities closed lower on the #Fed hawkishness yesterday, #futures are pointing to a bit of a recovery this morning ( #Nasdaq +1.5%, #S&P500 +0.9%, #Dow +0.5%). #Treasury #yields marched higher yesterday, and 10s are currently hovering around 4.46%. 🧵
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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦4d ago

1 BMO: #Markets are steady this morning with #equityfutures pointing to flat open & #Treasury #yields fading further as the #10-year #yield dips below 4.45%. That comes after the U.S. and Iran reached an agreement that will extend the #ceasefire and open traffic through the #StraitofHormuz #markets

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Nonilex 5d ago

The crowd included #tech & #media #billionaires #MarkZuckerberg & #DavidEllison. Sen #JohnThune (R-SD), the majority leader, was there, as was Sen #TedCruz (R-TX). The secretaries of #state, #Treasury, #defense, #commerce & #HomelandSecurity were there. So was the VP, the #FBI “director” & Karoline Leavitt, the #WhiteHouse #press Secy, who is on maternity. Kid Rock showed up, & so did Roger Clemens & Robert Kraft. James Dolan, the owner of the NY #Knicks, walked up to #Trump to pay his respects.

News 5d ago

Treasury yields slide as Iran deal drives rethink on Fed interest rate hikes

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — fell over 4 basis points to 4.441%.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/15/treasury-yields-peace-deal-investor-fears-interest-rates.html

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦5d ago

2 BMO: … effective with the signing this Friday. #Treasury #yields are lower along the curve, in the 2.3 bps to 4.8 bps range (curve steepening); the #USdollar is softer (BBDXY -0.25%) with the #loonie firmer (#CAD per #USD -0.14%). #WTI crude #oil prices -5.2%, flirting with the $80 mark #markets