Bonds Analysis & Opinion

2021 has been a great year for equity investors. The Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 ETFs are up between 20% and 25% on the year! But while it’s felt like a risk-on kinda year, there’s...

It seems the one constant in the investing world is that no matter what happens, there is always strong demand for U.S. Treasuries. That keeps prices high and yields low. High inflation? Investors can...

The above graph from the St. Louis Fed’s database shows the option-adjusted-spread (OAS) on the investment-grade or high-grade corporate bond index, and presently the spread is about...

US bonds were last week’s outlier, posting a slight decline. Otherwise, all the major asset classes rose last week, based on a set of ETFs for the trading week through Aug. 27.Leading the...

We have a big week in financial markets. and the bond market and currencies are consolidating. Specifically, the 10-year yield has been developing a triangle consolidation for the last couple months....

Investors are busy scaling back their expectations for the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium this week, which is normally held in the Wyoming resort of Jackson Hole but has now been moved to an...

The stunning collapse of the Afghanistan government and the country’s takeover by the Taliban sent investors scurrying into the safe haven of U.S. Treasuries. Yields on the benchmark 10-year...

Recently, we talked about the ongoing battle between the Regional Banking Sector via SPDR® S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSE:KRE) and the 20+ Year Treasury Bonds ETF via iShares 20+ Year Treasury...

The 10-year Treasury yield held steady at 1.19% yesterday (Aug. 4). The current rate marks the third time in recent history that the 10-year yield slipped to 1.19%, which reflects a six-month...

U.S. Treasury yields are plumbing depths we thought we had left behind as the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus raises fears of a new wave of infections. In addition, there's a growing suspicion...

What do you get when inflation increases but investors still want the safety of government bonds? Record low real yields on U.S. Treasuries.The real yield strips out inflation and the rate on the...

With Jerome Powell's current tenure as Fed Chair due to end in February, 2022, President Joseph Biden may still decide to reappoint him as chairman of the Federal Reserve, but tea leaf readers might...

The Ethereum community is rallying behind Ethiopia after Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) added the country’s flag to the “ETH” hashtag in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics.Key Takeaways Ethereum...

Just in case any of you with mortgages and other interest-bearing debt are worried about rates, I’d say this is not a situation that is going to change anytime in our natural lives.10-Year...