Bond Market Sees 'Trump Trades' Stalling

Investors are focused primarily on the Fed, currently pricing in at least two quarter-point interest rate cuts before the end of the year.

By Michael Mackenzie & By Liz Capo McCormick | July 22, 2024 at 04:21 PM

Photo: The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

Bond traders are reassessing so-called "Trump trades" as Vice President Kamala Harris gathers support among Democrats, weighing the political shakeup against upcoming fresh economic data and the path of U.S. interest rates ahead.

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