Bonds Analysis & Opinion

In the good old days, investors seeking income at little risk knew just what to do: buy bonds.For decades, it worked like a charm, and investors also scored capital gains as interest rates...

The Treasury Bonds have been in a downtrend since breaking down from their consolidation range after making its high on April 3, 2015. This decline has taken price to the levels the March contract was...

The Fed has delayed a rate hike yet again. It seems convinced the economy isn’t ready to survive on higher short-term rates. So we continue to see zero rates to stimulate more economic activity....

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Yesterday's UK jobs figures powered the pound across the board as average weekly earnings growth (excluding bonuses) shot up to a six-year high of 2.7% in the three months to April y/y, exceeding...

As we await the FOMC statement and the Janet Yellen press conference after the FOMC meeting, I thought that I would highlight the results of the latest BoAML Fund Manager Survey (FMS). A review of the...

The juxtaposition of the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond (ARCA:TLT) and its daily, RSI-Momentum Gauge at the June 11 low suggests strongly that the TLT recovery rally from 115.26 is only partially...

Some times stocks and bonds head in different directions. So far this year, stocks are flat and bonds are down hard. The table below shows that (ARCA:TLT) just experienced the 3rd worst 16-week...

With the S&P 500 hovering 1.72% below its record close on May 21st, let's take a look at Treasury Yields. Yields and mortgage rates have been on the rise in 2015. This coming Wednesday's FOMC...

With the 10-year yield breaking away from the top of its 2015 range, Treasury yields continue to push higher with all the bravado of an Italian cutter racing in Bloomington. Technically, the 10-year...

One simple model of the U.S. 10-Year bond yield compares it to the growth rate of US nominal GDP on a y/y basis. While real GDP fell 0.7% (saar) during Q1 on a q/q basis, it was up 2.7% y/y,...

The dramatic sell-off in German bunds caught many investors off guard. The conventional wisdom, for which we too were sympathetic, was that there was going to be a shortage of bunds.The Grand...

Investors have had to quickly get used to the recent spurt of market volatility and, with few assets offering safe haven from the rout, investors are eyeing the vulnerable bond sector for...

Looking for a reason Chicago bonds are rated junk? This guest post by Michael Johnston at Fixed Income Database explains why Chicago is junk in seven easy to understand charts.Chart #1: Massive Debt...