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 ...
Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond testing 136.22 support but below 136.17 we could reach 136.08/04. This is another strong support level and we would expect a floor here this week. Expect a bounce ...
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 ...
Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond broke strong support at 136.36 but held above 136.22. This is good support again today but below here we could reach 136.08/04. This is another strong support level ...
Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond broke above 136.69/71 but failed below resistance at 136.90/96. we then plunged to close lower and this reversal day may signal a top is now in place.Watch strong ...
(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 ...
Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond has been holding last Wednesday’s range from 136.26 up to 136.69/71. We tested this upper end of the range yesterday and above 136.77/79 today further ...
Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond broke 136.53/59 but failed just below the next target of 136.77/79 last week. Support today at 136.39/36 but below 136.28 presents a buying opportunity at 136.07/02 ...
What's New: I've updated the charts below through Friday's close. The S&P 500 is 2.39% off its all-time high set on April 11th. The yield on the 10-year note closed Friday at 1.73%, one basis ...
The short answer is probably not. Certificates of deposit (CDs) are safer and have a major yield advantage, even after factoring in the tax benefits of municipal bonds. There are two main reasons ...
It always bugs me a bit when a market event that happens for one cause is attributed to another cause merely to advance an easy narrative. The awful 5y TIPS auction Thursday and subsequent flush of ...
Bund shot higher from 145.35 to 146.36. We need to hold above 146.22/24 to allow a test of the April highs at 146.54. Above here a test of the all time highs towards 146.89 should follow. A break of ...
Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond broke 136.53/59 but failed just below the next target of 136.77/79. Support today at 136.45 then 136.28. Failure here however presents a buying opportunity at ...
Bund back below 145.92 to test and hold 145.55/53 support as expected. However the outlook has turned negative now and a break lower is likely today for 145.23. Any further losses could target the ...
The ten-Year Government of Canada Bond held 136.53/59 highs as expected and dipped to 136.18 as our first target and support. We bottomed at 136.10 and could fall below here today to fill the gap at ...
There is keen interest in how Japanese investors are going to respond to the new, more aggressive, Bank of Japan monetary policy. Although disappointed that last week's Ministry of Finance data showed...
| SPX 500 Futures | 1,664.15 | -0.50 | -0.03% | |||
| NQ 100 Futures | 3,019.70 | -3.20 | -0.11% | |||
| US 30 | 15,332.00 | -18.97 | -0.12% | |||
| DAX | 8,453.30 | +57.83 | +0.69% | |||
| FTSE 100 | 6,753.30 | +32.57 | +0.48% | |||
| Japan 225 | 15360.81 | +222.69 | +1.47% | |||
| US Dollar Index | 83.92 | +0.01 | +0.02% |
| Gold | 1,392.65 | -0.30 | -0.02% | |||
| Silver | 22.863 | +0.005 | +0.02% | |||
| Copper | 3.355 | +0.001 | +0.04% | |||
| Crude Oil | 96.87 | -0.07 | -0.07% | |||
| Natural Gas | 4.091 | -0.003 | -0.06% | |||
| US Cotton No.2 | 85.81 | -0.60 | -0.69% | |||
| US Coffee C | 135.85 | -1.15 | -0.84% |
| Euro Bund | 144.89 | -0.28 | -0.19% | |||
| Euro BTP | 116.47 | -0.10 | -0.09% | |||
| Euro BOBL | 126.556 | -0.120 | -0.09% | |||
| UK Gilt | 117.58 | -0.11 | -0.09% | |||
| US 2 YR T-Note | 110.26 | +0.01 | +0.01% | |||
| US 10 YR T-Note | 131.78 | -0.01 | -0.01% | |||
| US 30 YR T-Bond | 143.68 | -0.06 | -0.04% |
| Central Banks | Interest Rates | Next Meeting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FED | 0.00%-0.25% | Jun 19, 2013 | |||
| ECB | 0.50% | Jun 06, 2013 | |||
| BOE | 0.50% | Jun 06, 2013 | |||
| SNB | 0.00% | Jun 20, 2013 | |||
| RBA | 2.75% | Jun 04, 2013 | |||
| BOC | 1.00% | May 29, 2013 | |||
| RBNZ | 2.50% | Jun 12, 2013 | |||
| BOJ | 0.10% | May 22, 2013 | |||
