I mentioned a couple of weeks ago about some odd happenings in the T-Bill market. Between June 1 and 14, yields on the four-week Treasury fell off a cliff. Diving from 0.15% to as low as 0.02%. An 87% decrease in a very short period of time. Other short-term securities also saw yields plunge. The 13-week...
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Manufacturing slowdown hits home
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ECB refinancing does little to prevent limp yields
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Double-whammy from NY Conference Board sinks recovery hopes
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Monday June 28, 2010 Investors once again bought core government bonds after the G20 reiterated the fragile and uneven nature of the global economic recovery. The appeal of fixed income payments was also heightened in this benign inflationary period as the message emanating from leaders of leading world nations included a pledge to halve deficits...
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In the last few weeks, international investors spooked by the budget crisis in Greece and the turmoil in southern Europe have been flocking into the U.S. Treasury bond market as a “safe haven.” The huge resulting funds flows have pushed the 10-year Treasury bond yield down to 3.16%, very little above its level during the...
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Interactive Brokers' Daily Interest Rates Brief.....
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I wrote last month that several economic indicators seemed to be turning positive. I may have spoke too soon. The last two weeks a number of key stats have taken a notable turn for the worse. U.S. commercial paper yields, for one. I know I’ve been talking about this a lot lately, but the...
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Bond yields are coming into the home stretch a little firmer as investors get a chance to push yields slightly lower in response to in-line data for U.S. and Canadian GDP. Since Eurozone consumer prices also rose at the predicted rate during the month, bond prices have forged ahead. The European...
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What does the end of the bond market world look like? Something like this …...
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