Columbus Day

[kuh-luhm-buhs dey]

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noun

the second Monday in October, a U.S. legal holiday observed in many states in honor of the landing of Columbus in the West Indies on October 12, 1492: Columbus is traditionally considered the discoverer of America, though he was not the first European to reach the New World.

Columbus Day

noun

Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Columbus Day¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

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As cash Treasury markets returned from Monday's Columbus Day holiday to a week of heavy long-term debt auctions, they were also greeted with rekindled optimism about the Federal Reserve's policy rate trajectory.

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U.S. bond yields dropped sharply on Tuesday when trading reopened following the Columbus Day holiday.

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Yield on the U.S. 10-year note came off its 16-year peak on Tuesday as trading resumed in the U.S. bond market after the Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday.

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The U.S. bond market was closed on Monday for the Columbus Day holiday but futures traded, and the 10-year Treasury future posted its biggest rise since March.

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With the federal government closed Monday for the Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday, there are no White House events scheduled.

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