Tag: bond yields
Why Friday’s Jobs Report Is Just What The Market Ordered
This morning's NFP jobs report saw the economy gain 126,000 jobs in March. But this number was significantly lower than economists consensus estimate of 245,000...
Interest Rate Sensitive ETFs Take a Hit: Watch Those Yields!
When new trends emerge in the markets it is our job as investors to listen to what they are saying, whether it be short-term...
Financial Markets Scoreboard: A 1 Month Review
The Seattle Seahawks had victory within their grasp. With only seconds left in the game, they were on the 1-yard line. If they scored...
The Week Ahead: Navigating The Global Financial Markets
Ready for another week of market action? There's plenty of moving parts here and the long holiday weekend in the U.S. makes for an...
Interest Rates: Flattening Yield Curve Signals Short-Term Shift
The bond market this year has been characterized by the strength of quality holdings in the mortgage, treasury, municipal, and investment-grade corporate sectors. The...
Chart: 10 Year Yield Falling Into Fibonacci Support
The 10 year yield continues to dip lower and is now in the 'meat' of Fibonacci support at 2.47%-2.43%. Only a break below 2.30%...
10 Year Treasury Yield: Patterns Pointing To Higher Rates
In this post I will focus on pure PATTERNS and discuss NOTHING that has to do with the Global Macro fundamental outlook on the US...
Will Draghi Take Action In September?
The odds for European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to add additional monetary measures to help boost the European economy are starting to tick...
10 Reasons Investor Confusion Reigns Supreme In 2014
Considering the way the markets behaved during the first half of the year, it should come as no surprise that there are high levels of...
The Reach For Yield: A Monster of the Fed’s Own Design
"The Committee recognizes that low interest rates may provide incentives for some investors to "reach for yield," and those actions could increase vulnerabilities in...
