This Week in 5 Minutes
Markets — the money tell
4.78%
10-yr Treasury yield
that's about what it costs Uncle Sam to borrow for ten years, and it drags your mortgage rate along with it. Higher here usually means a pricier home loan.
+0.41 pts
10-year vs 2-year gap
when the 10-year rate drops below the 2-year, it is the market's classic warning that a recession could be coming. The 10-year sitting higher, like now, is the normal and healthier sign.
4.37%
2-yr Treasury yield
that's about what it costs the government to borrow for two years. It moves with where people think interest rates are headed soon.
3.91%
3-mo Treasury bill
that's roughly what the government pays to borrow for three months. It tracks what your savings account and short-term loans pay.
5.24%
30-yr Treasury yield
the government's long-term borrowing cost. It shapes 30-year mortgages and what big projects cost to finance.
Germany’s ‘Most Dangerous Man’: PR gift for the AfD?
Israeli army has seized Lebanon's key Ali al-Taher ridge from Hezbollah
Postal Service asks Supreme Court to allow Trump’s mail voting changes
Iranian attack on Saudi tanker killed two Filipino sailors, Saudi Arabia says
National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown
Taking flight: UKDI funds military-grade powered paraglider
Troops killed one suspected Muslim bandit and recovered arms on a road in Benue
New Permanent Representative of Mauritania Presents Credentials
Judge temporarily halts Trump’s latest birthright citizenship order
On the ground: Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters in Kyiv
BBC travels inside occupied Lebanon as officials say Israel expanding positions
President signed stopgap funding bill to keep government open through December 11 2026
Houthis escalate fighting in Yemen, eyeing control over Mocha Port, Bab al-Mandab Strait - report
US economy adds 162,000 jobs in August
Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Two Entries on Its Sanctions List
Police arrest 699 suspects, recover 31 firearms in Ebonyi
Federal judge declines to halt firings of Stars and Stripes staffers
US added 162,000 jobs in August, blowing past expectations
Kyiv mayor reports nine injured after drone strikes Security Service building
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission set October 6 2026 as the effective date for its rule adding Amendment 10 to the Holtec HI-STORM Flood/Wind spent fuel cask certificate
Nigeria: Police Arrest 1,334 Suspects, Rescue 383 Kidnap Victims
New Permanent Observer of League of Arab States Presents Letter of Appointment
‘I wouldn’t call it a war,’ Vance says after Iran hostilities flare
Democrats block proposed constitutional amendment to keep Supreme Court justices to nine
Red-hot Japan sets 3-point records in win over Mali to open FIBA Women’s World Cup
UN ditches Mercator map to adopt more accurate one reflecting Africa's true size
Japanese households cut spending for eighth month as prices rise
Iran state media reports U.S. strike hit wedding, killing 4, CENTCOM denies civilians targeted
General Assembly Adopts Text to ‘Correct the Map’, among Others Proclaiming Decade of Culture for Sustainable Development, Child Marriage Elimination Day
Russian drone attacks Poltava Oblast, injuring three-year-old girl