Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Many traders like to watch junk-bond price action, which can send important messages about the strength -- or lack thereof -- in the stock market. Take a look at Junk Bond ETF (NYSE:JNK) As you can...

TNX (the yield on the 10-Year, US Treasury note) fell 3.65% to close at 18.19 on the 30-dma last week. Look for a bounce with equities early this week but don’t expect it to be sustained as the...

With the U.S. stock market near its all-time high, where do you go for decent income investments?Emerging markets are less overvalued, but solid income investments among emerging markets companies are...

Weekly Large Trader COT Report: 10 Year US Treasury Note 10 Year Treasury Note Non-Commercial Positions: Large 10-year treasury note futures traders and speculators increased their overall bearish...

A 25 basis point (bp) interest rate cut, the third reduction in six months that follows 100 bp reduction in the reserve requirement a month ago, and the Fed's reluctance to hike rates extends a...

Euro rescue fund selling new 16-year bond Some analysts say yield rise more alarming Today’s Fed meeting keeps markets wary A bond sale from the euro zone rescue fund pushed German yields to...

German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble believes banks are too overloaded in the sovereign debt of their own countries.Schaeuble also proposes such debt is not “risk free”. Clearly...

This week’s chart comes courtesy of a post from our friends at FT Alphaville. The chart is from BAML and tracks the number of high yield defaults. Default rates are actually just about normal at...

Weekly Large Trader COT Report: 10 Year US Treasury Note 10 Year Treasury Note Non-Commercial Positions: Large 10-year treasury note futures traders and speculators bearish positions barely moved last...

All Japanese bonds have a yield under 0.3% as of April 19.Yield on the 40-year bond fell to a record low 0.29%. Yield on the 30-year bond hit a record low 0.285% Japan’s two-year bond yield hit...

Near term U.S. 10-Year note yield outlook:In the Apr 13th email warned of another few days of consolidating, but once again affirmed the bigger picture view since March of eventual new lows below that...

When the Fed was created in 1914, it was set to task of controlling short-term interest rates in an attempt to iron out financial cycles.It succeeded for many years. But by avoiding the natural...

Weekly Large Trader COT Report: 10 Year US Treasury Note CFTC Futures data shows speculators decreased bearish bets 10 Year Treasury Note Non-Commercial Positions: Large 10-year treasury note futures...

After seven years, the Federal Reserve finally did the unthinkable by raising the Fed Funds rate by 25 basis points. For years I’ve heard many investors and professionals talk about moving money...