Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Sovereigns and corporates are taking advantage of the still accommodative global monetary conditions to secure funding. This Great Graphic, tweeted by Emerging Equity, from IIF data shows emerging...

Tis the season to hear,"Sell in May and Go away," a mantra that comes from below-average stock performance during the May-to-October time frame, compared to stronger stock performance between October...

Danish investors net purchased foreign shares and bonds in January, while foreign investors net purchased Danish shares and net sold Danish bonds. The foreign ownership share of all DKK-denominated...

The major market surprise of 2014 so far has been the extent of investors' appetite for yield in the developed fixed income markets. It has been quite spectacular. The Eurozone in particular has been...

A quick look at long rates and the Dollar, before proceeding to the precious metals:LONG BONDS (ARCA:TLT) The 1-year TLT chart (Barclays 20+ year Treasury Bond Fund) below has recently been even...

Weekly CFTC Net Speculator Report Large Speculators net bearish positions fall to a total of -114,425 contracts 10 Year Treasuries: Large futures market traders and speculators decreased their...

The no-brainer, can’t-miss trade of 2014 was supposed to be betting on higher interest rates. So how’s that working out for you? Apparently, not so good for Wall Street’s...

The most fatal illusion is the settled point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one - Brooks Atkinson With another Fed meeting and prospective taper...

Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond held the low last week of 130.16/12 as expected and recovered to close above 130.42/39. If we can hold this support and break above 130.58 we should target...

Bobl resistance at 125.76/77 could hold a move higher again today but shorts need stops above 125.80. A break higher then targets April highs at 125.90/91. Be aware that a break higher from here could...

Gilts have trend line support at 109.90 then Fibonacci support and last week's low at 109.80/75. Any longs need stops below 109.68 for a move towards 109.49/48. If this does not hold the downside look...

In the current state of gradual and uneven recovery of EM assets, we favour a rotation from foreign to local currency fixed income instruments in many emerging markets, especially in countries where...

Along with the highly publicized loss of leadership from big tech, the US stock market is now in danger of losing another, and possibly more important leader, the piggies or banking sector.While the...

Bund made it to 144.40 but not as far as Friday's 144.48/51 high. We did then see some profit taking as expected towards support at 144.15/12, bottoming at 144.21. Look for a test of 144.15/12, then a...