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U.S. COMPANY'S capital spending has slowed due to higher interest rates and the uncertainty around tariffs, among other factors. The slowdown follows a spur in spending following the most recent tax cuts. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JIM LEE

Capital-spending slowdown flashes warning for U.S. growth

NEW YORK - Juiced by President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, business investment helped deliver a robust United States economy in the first half of...
THE U.S. TREASURY MAINTAINED a $62 billion long-term debt for the sixth straight quarter and predicted a rising need for more borrowing in the coming quarters. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JULIA SCHMALZ

Treasury maintains borrowing, notes outlook for rising needs

NEW YORK - The U.S. Treasury Department said it will maintain the issuance of longer-term debt for the sixth straight quarter at $62 billion...

Bond market to savers: Higher U.S. rates bound to disappoint

NEW YORK - Just because the Federal Reserve is about to raise interest rates, don’t expect savers to benefit. Over the past six years, it’s...

U.S. bond sentiment worst since disastrous ’09 as Fed shifts

NEW YORK - Get ready for a disastrous year for U.S. government bonds. That’s the message forecasters on Wall Street are sending. With Federal Reserve...

One hundred years of bond history means bears fated to lose

NEW YORK - If you’re convinced the plummet in yields of U.S. government bonds is an aberration, it may be because you haven’t been...

Unstoppable $100 trillion bond market renders models useless

NEW YORK - If the insatiable demand for bonds has upended the models you use to value them, you’re not alone. Just last month, researchers...
ACCORDING TO FITCH RATINGS, the temporary suspension of the U.S. debt limit removes the immediate risk to the U.S. credit rating.  / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/SCOTT EELLS

Fitch says U.S. debt-suspension removes risk of downgrade

NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings said the temporary suspension of the U.S. debt limit removes the near-term risk to the nation’s AAA credit rating. Agreement...

Gross says recession risk overtaking new normal forecast

NEW YORK - Bill Gross, the manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, said the global economy risks lapsing into recession with the pace...

Geithner tells Obama debt expense to rise to record

NEW YORK - Barack Obama may lose the advantage of low borrowing costs as the U.S. Treasury Department says what it pays to service...
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