The bond market remains unimpressed with the Treasury Department’s moves to reduce interest rates. … READ MORE >
Treasury yields
Market Minute: Treasury’s bond buybacks won’t work for long
The small quantity and short-term nature of the intervention will not alter curve dynamics and rates in any meaningful way. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Global investors are sounding the alarm on debt
Yields on 30-year notes in the United States and UK are at their highest levels in two decades. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: The Treasury market is signaling stress
The threat of increased inflation and increased public debt has sent 2-year bond yields above 4.0% this week, while pushing 10-year yields above 4.4%. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Geopolitical tensions and the cost of capital
Recent moves in interest rates and currency valuations point to growing concern over the reliability of the United States as a trade partner and financier. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Long-term interest rates and policy uncertainty
Economists’ are forecasting muted long-term interest rates by the end of next year, even as expansionary fiscal policies kick in. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Long-term rates rise as central banks tolerate higher inflation
As the Fed cuts rates into rising inflation, the risk of persistent increases that lead to a wider deviation from target is growing more probable. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Investors demanding rising compensation on long-dated government debt
Even as central banks cut policy rates and push rates down at the front end of the curve, investors are demanding a greater premium for holding longer-dated debt. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: U.S. investment grade spread implies robust risk appetite
While the yield on the 10-year Treasury has dropped by 10 basis points since the end of April, investment-grade corporate bond yields have dropped by roughly 25 basis points. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: The normalization of rates and the steeper yield curve
The Treasury yield curve has steepened, with 2-year Treasury bond yields now below 3.70% … READ MORE >