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Trading Day: Bond alarms ring louder

Investors' unease about holding long-dated sovereign debt was magnified by a soft 20-year U.S. Treasury note auction on Wednesday, which slammed the dollar and stocks, pushed long bond yields higher and steepened the U.S. yield curve. In my column today I take a closer look at the rising term premium on U.S. debt. Weak U.S. economic outlook persists despite brief tradetruce with China 2.

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Fortune Brands, Whirlpool, Align Technology, Tandem Diabetes, and STAAR Surgical Shares Plummet, What You Need To Know

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the major indices pulled back (Nasdaq -1.3%, S&P 500 - 1.4%) as Treasury yields rose, reflecting market anxiety over a draft federal budget that could worsen the already wide US fiscal deficit. A poor auction for 20-year U.S. Treasury bonds further raised concerns, as weak demand implies investors are becoming more cautious about holding long-dated U.S. debt.

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Tepid demand for US Treasury auction shows investor jitters about tax bill, deficit

(Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department saw soft demand for a $16 billion sale of 20-year bonds on Wednesday with investors worried about the country's increasing debt burden as Congress wrangles with a tax and spending bill that is expected to worsen the fiscal outlook. The poorly received auction, which saw stocks and the dollar sell off while U.S. Treasury yields rose, shows intensified investor worries about the country's ballooning debt that could spur bond market vigilantes who want more fiscal restraint from Washington. Republicans were on Wednesday trying to find unity around a tax-and-spending bill which is expected to add trillions to the country's debt.

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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 5/21/2025

Wall Street slumped under the weight of pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields climbed on worries about the U.S. government's spiraling debt and other concerns. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.9%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.4%.

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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 5/21/2025

Wall Street slumped under the weight of pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields climbed on worries about the U.S. government's spiraling debt and other concerns. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.9%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.4%.

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