After a volatile week for Treasury bonds, investors aren’t feeling as confident about the market. Plus, Atlanta Fed chief Raphael Bostic weighs in on our economic moment.
Caution: The economy is driving through thick fog, Atlanta Fed’s Bostic says
by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Stephen Nowland, courtesy Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Businesses, consumers and the Fed are moving carefully because of uncertainty, says Raphael Bostic. “When the fog gets thicker, you're going to pull over and wait.”
Bond traders are keeping an eye on Treasury auctions, looking for warning signs
by Justin Ho
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
A government debt sale this week went poorly because potential buyers were spooked by tariffs.
The Numbers
by Kai Ryssdal
Do you own or do you rent? It probably affects your economic mood
by Kristin Schwab
Kristin Schwab/Marketplace
For many millennials, the answer has an overwhelming impact on how they feel about the economy.
Minority contractors brace for fallout from Trump's anti-DEI push
by Kimberly Adams
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
The president’s executive orders calling for an end to DEI across the federal government is set to change the way tens of billions of dollars in federal contracts are awarded.