Bonds Analysis & Opinion

From the first of February to the end of June, the yield on the 10-year note shot up nearly 40%. This sharp rally hurt bond funds big time, as (ARCA:TLT) suffered one of worst short-term declines in...

In reaction to a somewhat disappointing jobs report last Thursday -- along with some flight-to-safety behavior in response to Greece's 'No' vote -- the 10-year YIELD declined from 2.48% to 2.31% in...

Today I will post a few charts, all of which show that major asset classes are at some kind of a short term inflection points. It is difficult to predict whether support and resistance levels for...

The muni bond market was buffeted by a number of headwinds in the first half of the year.Extremely Heavy Supply Through May 2015 total supply in the muni market was approximately $179 billion. The...

The Bunds-Euro relationship remains intact, as both continue to converge along the crucial trendline support since the April bottom. With yet another yield bounce off the support today, bunds are...

German 2 and 10-Year Yields, Targets, Ranges, Levels The 10 year German Bond yield currently trades at 0.785, off from Friday's 0.925 close. The larger range is found between 0.64 - 1.13 and intraday...

USD 10 and 2 Year YieldsThe US 10 year yield from current 2.474 is ranging between longer to intermediate term averages, between 3.182 above and many supports below beginning at 2.424, 2.339 and...

Weekly Large Trader COT Report: 10 Year US Treasury Note CFTC Futures data shows speculators dropped net bearish positions to -46,736 contracts 10 Year Treasury Note Non-Commercial Positions: Large...

Are we about to witness trillions of dollars of “paper wealth” vaporize into thin air? During the next financial crisis, a lot of “wealthy” investors are going to be in for a...

The Federal Reserve offers custodial services for foreign central banks. Precisely which countries use these services is confidential as is who patronizes a commercial bank's services. There was a...

I really enjoy reading, and listening to, Rob Arnott of Research Affiliates. He is one of those few people – Cliff Asness is another – who is both really smart, in a cutting-edge-research...

After last Wednesday’s Federal Reserve (FOMC) announcement, the aspect that most impressed me about Janet Yellen’s comments was how “dovish” her commentary was, revising down...

The most important economic news in the U.S. last week was clearly the press conference of the Federal Reserve (the Fed). Committee members decided to maintain its current monetary policy, leaving...

Wall Street carnival barkers are relishing in the fantasy that the economy has finally achieved escape velocity. Therefore, they accept with alacrity that this is the primary reason why interest rates...