Rates and Bonds  

This market expert explains why Italy's sudden political crisis is weighing on markets Tuesday.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield remains elevated after topping 3.07% Tuesday.

The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs in March, below expectations, as analysts said the tighter labor market may be making skilled workers harder to come by.

The U.S. economy probably added 185,000 jobs in March while wage gains accelerated, a survey of economists showed, reinforcing the Federal Reserve's case for continuing to increase interest rates gradually to keep inflation from overheating while keeping unemployment low.

The spread between the three-month dollar Libor and three-month overnight indexed swap rates is at its highest since May 2009.

The stock market wasn't quite sure how to react to Powell's commentary on Wednesday.

The U.S. central bank's monetary-policy committee raised benchmark borrowing costs by a quarter percentage point to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%, in Jerome Powell's first meeting as Fed chairman.

Short story: rising interest rates keep inflation in check.

Traders fully expect the Fed's monetary-policy committee to raise benchmark borrowing costs by a quarter percentage point at a meeting that starts Tuesday and culminates Wednesday with Powell's first press conference as chairman. The question is what comes next.

A new governor of the People's Bank of China will be announced Monday. Here are the front-runners.