Bonds

This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Are investors happy with the Fed's actions to rein in inflation? Bond yields might have the answer in the coming weeks. Watch the full video on the CME...

The Federal Reserve raised its target fed funds rate by 0.5% on Wednesday to a new range of between 0.75% and 1.0%, its first rate hike of at least half a percentage point in more than 20 years. The Fed also said it will begin reducing the size of its balance sheet starting on June 1. “...

Japanese institutional managers are fueling the bond selloff just as the Federal Reserve pares its $9 trillion balance sheet, writes Bloomberg. The latest data from BMO Capital Markets show that the largest overseas holder of Treasuries has offloaded almost $60 billion over the past three...

Central to my market and macro outlook at present is the likelihood we are amid a growth cycle downturn that is looking to decelerate meaningfully in the coming months. Whilst a potential recession was not part of this thesis, given the recent movements in the yield curve, geopolitical landscape,...

Mexico’s third-richest man and a strong bitcoin advocate, Ricardo Salinas Pliego has said that Bitcoin is a good place to be investment-wise.  During a recent conference, he said that the majority of his liquid portfolio is in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC).  He also mentioned that he...

Many investors are focused on the sell-off in the stock market, but as you can see on the following chart, shares of the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ: IEF) are in a freefall. This ETF is designed to track bond prices. The bond market is crashing and this should concern stock market...

Worries of a looming recession intensified late Thursday last week after the yield on the two-year US Treasury bonds hit 2.337% as the yield on 10-year bonds fell to 2.331%, marking an inversion that usually preceded previous periods recessions. US 10Y bonds vs US 2Y bonds 4H It was the first...

According to a new report, global sovereign debt is expected to climb to a whopping $71.6 trillion in 2022, while fresh borrowing is also anticipated to remain high, writes CNBC. In its second annual Sovereign Debt Index, British asset manager Janus Henderson projected a 9.5% rise in global...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) closed out its first down quarter in two years in March, and many retail investors bought the dip in stocks in the first quarter in anticipation of a potential rebound. Bank of America analyst Savita Subramanian said sell-side analysts are also getting...

The U.S. Treasury yield curve inverted on Tuesday for the first time since September 2019, reflecting market concerns that the Federal Reserve could tip the economy into recession as it tackles inflation. For a brief moment, the yield on the two-year Treasury note was higher than that of the...

This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and not intended to be investing advice. Equity valuations remain robust despite prospects of multiple rate hikes amid a flat yield curve beyond the three-year point. Watch the full video on the CME...

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ: TLT) is designed to track long-term U.S. Treasury bond prices. And as you can see on the following chart, the bond market has been in a steep decline. This is a result of rising interest rates. They decrease the value of the bonds, which causes...

The difference between the yield on 10-year and two-year U.S. Treasury bonds has dropped below 0.2% and is now at its lowest level since March 2020. Unfortunately, a flattening or negative yield curve can be a very negative indicator for the economy. What Is An Inverted Yield Curve? The yield curve...

Global stocks clenched to their gains for the week on Friday, but rising interest rates, high oil prices, and the Russia-Ukraine kept the rebound at bay as yields sent a warning signal for the economy. The MSCI world stock index was flat at 695 points, up 5.4% for the week but below its lifetime...

The United States Federal Reserve approved its first interest rate hike, 0.25% or 25 basis points since 2018, aiming to address increasing inflation without affecting economic growth. But hiking rates could crimp growth and tip the economy into recession, Reuters analyst notes. Still, Fed Chair...