President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted a drop in oil prices and borrowing costs as a sign that sweeping new tariffs bode well for the U.S. economy. Experts who spoke to ABC News largely rejected the notion,

President Trump paused new tariffs on most countries in what Treasury Secretary Bessent called a planned strategy to boost negotiations, while raising pressure on China with steeper duties.

Moments after Trump's social media announcement to pause many new tariffs, the Dow index surged ahead around 2,500 points to a nearly 8% gain on the session. The tech-rich Nasdaq won 12.2% to notch its best day in 24 years and oil prices jumped more than 4%,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues that the American dream is about more than cheap televisions, but inflation-weary consumers might disagree.

We document the size of that risk premium in this graph, which shows the zero-coupon yield curve implied by current Treasury prices compared with the annualized compounded yield on 3-month ...

The market watchers surveyed by Bankrate expect the 10-year yield to be 4.08 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2026 — down from 4.25 percent when the survey closed. For context, respondents in Bankrate’s fourth-quarter survey expected the 10-year yield to be 4.14 percent at the end of 2025.

Treasury yields are the annual returns on debt obligations by the U.S. government. Treasury prices and yields are inversely related; higher demand increases prices and leads to lower yields.

The rise in Treasury yields means bonds may be cheap enough to attract demand for 10-year notes being auctioned at 1 p.m., PGIM’s Robert Tipp said.