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Futures Rise As 10Y Yields Pull Back From 24 Year High The disconnect continues. With 10Y yields rising as high as 5.34% - a new 24 year high - before easing back US equities remain completely oblivious of the tightening in financial conditions and instead are obsessing with the memory bubble, and pushing higher on the first day of Q4 as strength in technology shares held up against volatility in bond markets and a renewed climb in oil. As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures were up 0.4%, erasing an earlier...

Record Directs Save Ugly 3Y Auction, As Slide In Foreign Demand Leads To Biggest Tail Since May In the week's first coupon auciton (we have an accelerated schedule due to Veteran's Day when cash bonds are shut for trading), the Treasury sold $58BN in 3 Year paper in what was a mediocre sale.The high yield of 4.627% was below last month's 4.932% (the second highest this decade), but unlike the October auction which stopped through, today's sale tailed the When Issued 4.622% by 0.5bps, the biggest tail since May. The bid...

Which Countries Americans Like Most (And Least) Public opinion offers a window into how Americans perceive the world beyond their borders. Using Gallup survey data from February 2026, this ranking, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows how Americans view 21 major countries, from longtime allies to geopolitical competitors. The results provide a snapshot of global perceptions at a time of shifting international relationships and rising geopolitical tensions. How Americans View 21 Major Countries The table below shows favorable and unfavorable ratings based on a Gallup survey of 1,001 U.S. adults conducted in February 2026. America’s Allies Dominate the...