Dimming prospects for a large fiscal stimulus package sends investors into U.S. government bonds, pushing yields lower.
Optimism about Covid-19 vaccines is raising hopes the economy will recover faster than expected. Investors are betting a rebound won’t come with a bout of inflation.
An abrupt reversal in many of this year’s most-persistent market trends has hurt a cluster of computer-driven funds.
Investors are pointing to one key factor lurking beneath a recent rally in U.S. speculative-grade bonds: falling real yields, which are driving those in search of higher returns to the high-yield market.
Many of the companies say the funds from the Paycheck Protection Program weren’t enough to keep them going as the coronavirus and lack of additional stimulus payments weighed on their businesses.500
The financial position of the world’s largest oil producer has darkened as it contends with a fall in crude prices caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The electric-vehicle maker’s shares soared following news that it is joining the index, increasing the volatile company’s sway over financial markets.
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