Tag: bond yields
U.S. Equity Market: Glass Half Full, For Now
It’s been a good month, with the S&P 500 Index and TSX Index bumping up against the top of a range that has existed...
Welcome Back Bonds, Maybe.
For years, bonds had a single job in portfolios: provide a ballast during periods of equity market weakness. Ok, and maybe spin off a...
New Treasury Bonds Bull Market? Don’t Bet On It
Persistent inflation has dogged the Federal Reserve for the past 12-18 months, leading to higher interest rates.
But rates have fallen more recently as investors...
Are 2-Year Treasury Bond Yields Hinting At Another Crisis?
With bond yields (and interest rates) rising sharply, it's understandable that most of the world is hoping for lower rates.
Lower interest rates allow for...
Are Interest Rates Nearing Another Surge Higher?
Interest rates are rising. Yes they are in an up-trend.
And the only thing that seems likely to stop them from rising is a recession.
BUT...
Gold Investors Are Betting On The Federal Reserve
By owning gold, investors are not necessarily hedging against a government default but ironically betting the Fed will increasingly misuse monetary policy to help...
Update: US Dollar Index Strengthens, Bond Yields Heading Higher
Since the start of the new year we have shared a couple updates on the US Dollar and 10-Year US Treasury Bond Yield... both...
Why 10-Year Bond Yield Is Ready to Make New Highs In...
Treasury bond yields (i.e. interest rates) have pulled back to start the year. However, we believe the pullback may have run its course and...
Short-Term Government Bonds Suggesting Fed Funds Peak!
In 2022, investors watched the Federal Reserve hike interest rates very quickly. And this in turn saw bond yields move much higher.
Now in 2023,...
Odds Favor Lower Bond Yields In Months Ahead!
Interest rates have risen rather quickly as the Federal Reserve attempts to fight inflation.
Will the move be a case of too far, too fast?
Today's...
