Bonds Analysis & Opinion

In many ways, 2013 has started off like 2012. Long term Treasury bond rates started 2012 at 2.9% and spiked to 3.5% by April 19. That was the peak and they finished the year practically unchanged. We...

U.S. corporate yields hit another record low on Friday. The Merrill Lynch U.S. investment grade corporate bond index yield is now at 2.64%, while high yield is at 5.35% - both are at an all-time low....

It’s interesting the way different markets relate to one another. Typically Treasury bonds aren’t the best friends of stocks, moving in opposite directions most of the time. There have of...

Central banks around the globe are choking on low-yielding bonds, and as result are now expanding their investment menu beyond Treasuries into equities. Expansionary monetary policies purchasing...

What's New: I've updated the charts below through Friday's close. The S&P 500 is now up 10.94% for 2013 and a mere 0.70% below the all-time closing high of April 11th. The yield on the 10-year...

We all know the Fed has short-term rates pinned to the floor. So I’m not saying we’ll see a surge higher anytime soon. And I don’t expect the FOMC to raise rates at its meeting next...

(This Great Graphic and the following analysis is provided by my colleague, Dr. Win Thin. He focuses on Uridashi bond issuance in Japan, which are bonds sold directly to households. The data comes...