10-year Treasury yield rises after strong October jobs report

The central bank of the United States, which sets US interest rates and supervises banks.

Because the dollar is used worldwide, its rate decisions affect borrowing costs and markets in many other countries.

The annual return an investor earns on a bond, which moves in the opposite direction to the bond's price.

Rising yields mean higher borrowing costs for governments, companies and home buyers.

The price of borrowing money, expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed. A central bank sets a benchmark rate that other rates follow.

It decides how much people pay on loans and mortgages and how much savers earn, and it is the main tool for fighting inflation.

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.