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Treasury Sells $25 Billion in 30-Year Bonds at 5.441%, Up 75 Basis Points

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Treasury sold $25 billion in 30-year bonds on November 12 at a 5.441% high yield, 74.7 basis points above the same quarterly bond a year ago. Here is what it means.

Laura Adams
November 13, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Bowman Puts October Core PCE at 3.3% and Says Inflation Progress Has Stalled

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Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said core PCE inflation likely rose to 3.3% in October and that progress on lowering inflation has stalled.

Shelly Warding
November 12, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Treasury Sells $42 Billion in 10-Year Notes at 5.020% as Dealers Take 9.8%

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Treasury sold $42 billion of 10-year notes on November 10 at a 5.020% high yield with a 5.000% coupon. Bid-to-cover slipped to 2.46 and dealers took 9.8%.

Mitch Strohm
November 11, 2026

Budget, Credit Cards

Waller Backs December Hike and Says 50 Basis Points Should Be Considered

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Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support a 25 basis point hike on December 9 and that 50 basis points should be considered if October core CPI runs near 0.3 percent. Prime sits at 7.00 percent.

Laura Adams
November 10, 2026

Budget, Credit Cards

Credit Card Balances Grow at a 14.5% Annual Rate as Prime Holds at 7.00%

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The Fed's G.19 release shows revolving credit grew at a 14.5 percent annual rate in September to $1,368.5 billion, with prime steady at 7.00 percent before the December vote.

Shelly Warding
November 9, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Primary Dealers See a $2.14 Trillion Treasury Funding Gap in FY2028 and FY2029

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Treasury's borrowing committee minutes show the median primary dealer projecting a $2.14 trillion funding shortfall for fiscal 2028 and 2029 at current auction sizes.

Mitch Strohm
November 8, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Payrolls Rise 165,000 in October as December Fed Hike Odds Jump to 77%

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U.S. payrolls rose 165,000 in October and unemployment fell to 4.1 percent, lifting December Fed rate hike odds to roughly 77 percent before the December 9 decision.

Laura Adams
November 7, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Bills Push the Debt’s Average Rate to 3.58%, a Level Last Seen in 2009

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The average rate on U.S. interest-bearing federal debt reached 3.580% on October 31, the highest since April 2009, as Treasury bills topped 4% for the first time in a year.

Shelly Warding
November 6, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Treasury Sets a $125 Billion Refunding and Shifts Its Auction Size Guidance

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Treasury set its November quarterly refunding at $125 billion and dropped the phrase at least from its coupon auction size guidance, pointing any change at February 3.

Mitch Strohm
November 5, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Treasury’s Cash Balance Falls to $930.8 Billion After Topping $1 Trillion

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Treasury's operating cash balance closed at $930.8 billion on November 2, down $121.8 billion from its October 27 peak, as total public debt fell $91.6 billion.

Laura Adams
November 4, 2026