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☆ Treasury yields climb as investors fret over Fed policy
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

U.S Treasury yields climbed on Thursday as investors assessed the outlook for the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes and awaited key inflation data due to be released on Friday. ET after rising by around five basis points. It had fallen by as many as nine basis points on Wednesday. The 2-year Treasury yield was last up by around three basis points to 4.2869%. One basis points equals 0.01%.

☆ Treasury yields climb as markets ponder future Fed interest rate policy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The 2-year Treasury yield was last at 4.5095% after rising by more than five basis points. U.S Treasury yields rose on Friday as Federal Reserve officials suggested interest rates would go higher still, after recent economic data had given investors hope about inflation easing. Uncertainty about the Fed's interest rate plans continued to weigh on markets. Throughout the week, a series of Fed speakers indicated that the central bank would continue on its path of interest rate hikes. Investors had hoped that recent wholesale and consumer inflation figures, which came in less hot than expected, would prompt the Fed to slow or pause rate hikes.

☆ Here’s how venture capital is helping to lift the next generation of Latinos in finance
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A group of Latino-led and focused venture capital firms is looking to change that. Similarly, only 2% of venture capital professionals and partner-level professionals at institutional firms are Latino, a study from LatinxVC discovered. "We're trying to increase [Latino] venture capitalists within established venture organizations," said Mariela Salas, the executive director of LatinxVC. Latino-focused venture capitalThere are several Latino-focused venture capital firms that are working on at least one piece of the puzzle: investing in their communities. "We give the opportunity to first-time accredited investors, people of color and women to get access to venture capital," Mendoza said.

☆ China raises holdings of Treasurys for first time in 8 months
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S Treasury yields rose further on Friday as investors digested the need for further interest rate hikes to curb inflation. China increased its holdings of Treasurys in July for the first time in eight months, while Japan reduced its U.S. government debt load, data from the U.S. Treasury department showed on Friday. China's stash of Treasurys rose to $970 billion in July, from $967.8 billion in June, which was the lowest since May 2010 when it had $843.7 billion. Japan, on the other hand, reduced its Treasury debt holdings to $1.234 trillion in July from $1.236 trillion the previous month. Overall, foreign holdings of Treasurys rose to $7.501 trillion in July, from 7.430 trillion in June.

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