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Doug Short
Treasuries Update: Yields Are Off Their Historic Lows By Doug Short - Jun 07, 2012

Note from dshort: Here is an updated snapshot of Tuesday's closing yields. They are off the historic lows set last Friday in the 5-, 7-, 10-, 20- and 30-year Treasuries. Yesterday morning, market...

Sober Look
The TIPS Curve Has Become Inverted By Sober Look - Jun 06, 2012

The US inflation indexed Treasury curve (TIPS curve) has inverted sharply in the short end. The one-year TIPS yield went from negative 2.5% to zero in a matter of four months. The one-year Treasury...

Matthew Bradbard
Treasuries: Where's The Top? By Matthew Bradbard - Jun 05, 2012

It's premature to call a top in Treasuries, which is not what this piece is meant to do. However as you can see, 30-yr. bond prices have gone virtually straight up over the last 10 weeks. Prices are...

Cumberland Advisors
Forget Treasuries: Take A Look At Munis By Cumberland Advisors - Jun 05, 2012

Continued concern over the financial health of Europe -- and Greece, Italy, and Spain, in particular -- sent U.S. Treasury yields plummeting last week, in the case of the ten-year U.S. Treasury, to...

Michael Lewitt
Opportunities In High-Yield Credit By Michael Lewitt - Jun 05, 2012

In a world of zero interest rates and macroeconomic worries, there are a limited number of investment alternatives that can provide reasonable returns and allow investors to sleep at night. Stocks...

YouTradeFX
US Interest Rates Harmed By European Debt Crisis By YouTradeFX - May 31, 2012

Fundamental NewsToday’s Highlights: GDP (QoQ) (CH, 6:45 GMT)German Retail Sales (MoM) (GER, 07:00 GMT)Nationwide HPI (MoM) (GB, 07:00 GMT)French Consumer Spending (MoM) (FRA, 07:45 GMT)ECB...

Doug Short
10- And 20-Year Yields At Historic Closing Lows By Doug Short - May 31, 2012

Note from dshort: Financial turmoil in the Eurozone continues to take the spotlight in financial news. But an important sidebar is the sharp decline in Treasury yields. The 10-year note closed the day...

Baskin Financial Blog
Thoughts On Current Bond Valuation By Baskin Financial Blog - May 30, 2012

Only a month ago, investors were OK with the world. The North American economy was strong and growing, unemployment was slowly coming down and corporate profits were at record levels. How quickly...

TFI Markets
Spanish Yields Rise By TFI Markets - May 29, 2012

The euro fell near its two-year low against the dollar on Tuesday on concerns about the cost of shoring up Spanish banking system pushed Spanish debt yields to around 6.5%. Pessimism over Greece is...

Cam Hui
Draghi, The Last Domino, Falls By Cam Hui - May 28, 2012

As expected, the Latin quarter of the eurozone ganged up on Germany on the issue of eurobonds, but Angela Merkel stood fast. But Germany is becoming increasingly isolated. The WSJ report that...

Michael T. Snyder
Eurobonds: The Issue That Could Shatter Europe By Michael T. Snyder - May 24, 2012

Would you pool your debt with a bunch of debt addicts that have no intention of reducing their wild spending habits?  Of course you wouldn't. But that is exactly what Germany is being asked to...

Abigail Doolittle
JNK’s Bear P Means Business, Maybe Even A Crash By Abigail Doolittle - May 23, 2012

Here is the Bear Pennant that is plaguing all of the equity indices, some individual stocks, many commodities and, of course, is a copy of the driving Bear Pennant in EURUSD. It is worth looking at...

James Picerno
Bubbles, Rebalancing And Asset Allocation By James Picerno - May 22, 2012

Remember the bond bubble? Like stocks, bonds are subject to irrational exuberance and are vulnerable to a crash any day now. Analysts have been warning that the end is near for several years....

Baskin Financial Blog
Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bonds By Baskin Financial Blog - May 17, 2012

The old joke says that if you owe the bank $1 million you have a problem, but if you owe the bank $1 billion, the bank has a problem. That is the situation in Europe in a nutshell. The highly indebted...

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