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businessMonday, October 5, 2026

Bond market distress and Fed calm the day

The bond market is screaming, but the Fed is telling everyone to relax. Treasury yields hit their highest since 2007, the national debt crossed $40 trillion, and the deficit is at $2 trillion. Meanwhile, the Fed's top deputies stepped in to calm markets, signaling no imminent rate hike. It's a tense standoff between fiscal reality and monetary patience.

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Bond market jitters

The bond market is flashing red, but the Fed is pushing back against panic.

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Who Dropped the Bonds? Interest Rates, Part II

Paul Krugman's latest argues that high debt levels aren't the problem, it's the surge in interest rates making that debt expensive to service. A useful counterpoint to the panic.

AI and tech tensions

AI companies are making big moves, but the mood around them is shifting from euphoria to caution.

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