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‘Treasury demand has become materially more valuation-sensitive’ automated-news
‘Treasury demand has become materially more valuation-sensitive’

Term premium trouble

20 Aug 2026
Investors cut bets on US and UK rate rises automated-news
Investors cut bets on US and UK rate rises

Weaker economic data has changed expectations despite a rally in oil prices

20 Aug 2026
A Colombia-Venezuela agenda for recovery, security, and economic growth automated-news
A Colombia-Venezuela agenda for recovery, security, and economic growth

The recent earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia have created urgent humanitarian needs that will require sustained international support. As recovery advances, the US-Colombia Strategic Alignment Coalition outlines how both countries, with US support, can build a cooperation agenda. The post A Colo

20 Aug 2026
Odd Lots: What If AI Doesn't Destroy Humanity or Save It? automated-news
Odd Lots: What If AI Doesn't Destroy Humanity or Save It?

Speaking on Odd Lots with Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, philosopher Nick Bostrom breaks down why the most likely AI future isn't a simple binary, but a world where what we value today transforms into something entirely unfamiliar. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. (Source: Bloomberg)

20 Aug 2026
From balloons to pans: in praise of useful tech automated-news
From balloons to pans: in praise of useful tech

Companies developing new materials with previously unknown properties could change the material world

20 Aug 2026
Markets Are in 'La La Land,' State Street's Heinel Says automated-news
Markets Are in 'La La Land,' State Street's Heinel Says

State Street Investment Management Global Chief Investment Officer Lori Heinel discusses the limited impact of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's bond buyback announcement, describing it as a short-term measure unlikely to alter the upward trajectory of bond yields. She speaks on "Bloomberg Open Int

20 Aug 2026
Investors Warn US Over Shifting From Predictable Debt Management automated-news
Investors Warn US Over Shifting From Predictable Debt Management

Market participants are warning that a lack of predictability when it comes to the US Treasury’s debt management strategy could ultimately portend higher borrowing costs.

20 Aug 2026
What’s Driving This Year’s Red Hot ETF Market? automated-news
What’s Driving This Year’s Red Hot ETF Market?

In this episode of Trillions, we explore the five big themes of 2026 — including a “triple crown” and a Goldman Sachs comeback.

20 Aug 2026
US long-term bonds slide as Bessent intervention fails to soothe investors automated-news
US long-term bonds slide as Bessent intervention fails to soothe investors

Yield on 30-year Treasuries rises despite move to ‘at least double’ purchases of securities

20 Aug 2026
MiCA cracks down on USDT in Europe... but no one else cares automated-news
MiCA cracks down on USDT in Europe... but no one else cares

USDT is disappearing from regulated European platforms, but there is little sign that it has resulted in weakening global demand for Tether.

20 Aug 2026
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