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Rates Still Look Up Amid Contained Banking Concerns
16.03.2024
Rates Still Look Up Amid Contained Banking Concerns
A lack of notable data releases allows EUR rates to look up again amid hawkish central bank talk. Banking…
Treasury Market Misjudges Timing on First Rate Cut, Again
16.03.2024
Treasury Market Misjudges Timing on First Rate Cut, Again
We’ve been here before. In the spring of 2023, the bond market rallied sharply, effectively forecasting a rate cut…
2-Year Treasury Bond Yields Near Important Fibonacci Support
16.03.2024
2-Year Treasury Bond Yields Near Important Fibonacci Support
The Federal Reserve has paused its interest rate hikes and inflation data seems to be leveling off. We’ll see.…
Yield Curve Steepening Hints at Rebounding Inflation, but You Shouldn’t Panic Yet
22.02.2024
Yield Curve Steepening Hints at Rebounding Inflation, but You Shouldn’t Panic Yet
Reference Inflationary Yield Curve Steepening? from January 11. In my opinion, after the secondary extreme inversion of the 10-2…
Tame Inflation Still Not Enough to Trigger a March Rate Cut
22.02.2024
Tame Inflation Still Not Enough to Trigger a March Rate Cut
US 5-year auction was rough, but Thursday’s core PCE should be tame – what then? Likely yields lower, but…
Rates Spark: The ECB Pushes Back
22.02.2024
Rates Spark: The ECB Pushes Back
EUR curves bear flattened at the start of the week with the European Central Bank leaning against aggressive market pricing.…
Bonds Are Roaring Back to Life: Should You Invest Now?
02.02.2024
Bonds Are Roaring Back to Life: Should You Invest Now?
The US bond market has had a rough ride for much of the past two years, but the powerful…
Are Bond Yields Facing Historic Overbought Correction?
02.02.2024
Are Bond Yields Facing Historic Overbought Correction?
The past few years have seen interest rates soar. But perhaps it’s a case of too far, too fast.…
US 10-Year Treasury Yield: Mean Reversion Now Underway?
02.02.2024
US 10-Year Treasury Yield: Mean Reversion Now Underway?
Today’s update of the “fair-value” model for the US 10-year Treasury yield reaffirms that the benchmark rate appears unusually…
US 10-Year Yield: Retreat Signals Market Now Expects Fed Pivot Soon
06.12.2023
US 10-Year Yield: Retreat Signals Market Now Expects Fed Pivot Soon
Today’s “fair value” estimate of the US 10-year Treasury yield continues to suggest that the current market rate is…