Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated through Tuesday, Mar....

The yield curve plots the current yield of a range of government notes and bonds in the “primary market.” The worldwide bond market – including private and government debt —...

Inflation is running hot, and the Fed is projecting seven rate increases this year alone. As if that is not concerning enough for bond investors, the Fed hints at draining liquidity via balance sheet...

The yield curve on US Treasuries is flattening, and on Monday, yield on the 5-year was higher at one point, 2.64%, than on the 30-year bond at 2.57%.This inversion is not the most watched for signs of...

Treasury yields have been on the rise for three consecutive weeks, with the 10-year Treasury yield finishing Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week ended Mar. 23, 2022, at 2.32% after hitting an...

No one can deny that bonds have absolutely stunk up the room for two solid years. Would that equities looked anything like this! Slope would rival Google in terms of traffic! In any case, this is the...

This article was originally published at The Humble DollarAs interest rates head higher, where should bond investors turn? A lot of ink has been devoted to Series I savings bonds—for good...

Two years to the day (minus one day) of the market bottom and strange things happen: Tech stocks outperforming, while 10-year yields retested their 3-year highs, which did not stop gold from advancing...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell proved to be a more forceful motivator for investors in US Treasuries than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Powell said on Monday that the Fed could more...

Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).The latest COT data is updated through Tuesday, Mar....

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its target interest rate by 0.25 point, the first hike since 2018. The shift in the posture of monetary policy isn’t surprising, given the surge in...

The long-term chart of the 30-year Treasury yield may now be the most important chart in the world. For the past 30 years or so, the yield on the long bond has formed a fairly neat channel that has...

Investors felt optimistic enough on Monday about a resolution of the Ukraine conflict that they dumped US Treasuries as concerns about inflation and the Federal Reserve’s impending cycle of...

Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).The latest COT data is updated through Tuesday, Mar. 8...