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Barbara Shecter
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Senior Business Writer, National Post
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By Barbara Shecter Verified| Financial Post Verified Advertisement 1Spiking yields are credited with forcing the president's stunning about-face on tariffs. Here's why bonds are bossArticle contentLast week, U.S. President Donald Trump pushed pause on the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs he had placed on more than 50 countries earlier in the month. Stocks had plunged in response to the original plan, spooking investors and Wall Street.
By Barbara Shecter Verified| Yahoo Finance Canada Verified U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said their goal was to get long-term rates down, which made the fact that yields were rising “a real problem,” Porter said. U.S. Treasuries are the global lending market benchmark, used by banks around the world to price other instruments, so unusual activity in that bond market can have ripple effects on a host of other markets.
By Barbara Shecter Verified| Financial Post Verified Advertisement 1Spiking yields are credited with forcing the president's stunning about-face on tariffs. Here's why bonds are bossArticle contentLast week, U.S. President Donald Trump pushed pause on the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs he had placed on more than 50 countries earlier in the month. Stocks had plunged in response to the original plan, spooking investors and Wall Street.
Company Info
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper, launched on October 27, 1998, by media magnate Conrad Black. It serves as the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and was created to compete with The Globe and Mail while promoting conservative editorial perspectives. The newspaper features an award-winning magazine-style layout designed by Lucie Lacava. The National Post publishes a print edition from Monday to Saturday, with a digital-only edition on Mondays. It is distributed mainly in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia, with weekend editions reaching Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The newspaper includes various sections such as the Financial Post, which covers business and market news, as well as opinion pieces, culture, sports, and politics. It targets a general readership of middle-to-upper-income Canadians, professionals, and those interested in conservative commentary.
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