Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Bonds have been selling off for quite a while now Once considered the safest investment, the sell-off has proven how risky long-duration bonds can be This is a great opportunity for investors to...

Treasury yield levels are overwhelmingly a function of inflation. However, in the short run, a plethora of influences can explain deviations between yields and inflation. These factors, which we call...

While the US 10-year yield is looking at the recent resistance before the 5% level, we cannot talk about a “flight to safe” Treasuries.Original Post

Two weeks ago I pointed out one of the effects of higher interest rates is that leveraged return strategies get swiftly worse as rates rise. Today, I want to talk about another result of higher...

The US 10-year Treasury yield continues to rise, pushing ever higher above CapitalSpectator.com’s “fair-value” estimate, which is based on averaging three models. The trend...

Chris Kimble of Kimble Charting Solutions is a favorite technician, and his work is read regularly for good reason. The above chart from Kimble Charting Solutions highlights what could be a potential...

Rising interest rates have created a decline in treasury bonds not seen in modern times.Well, they say crisis equals opportunity.This may be the case today as we look at a long-term...

Psychology in markets is always fascinating. In February 2009, I wrote “8 Reasons For A Bull Market.” While in hindsight, it is easy to see that was the right call, overall, psychology was...

While bond yields have risen sharply lately, fund flows into bonds tell two very different stories. We have previously written much on the recent rise in bond yields related to economic growth, event...

The bond market rout continues to deteriorate and cause growing pains for banks.  Losses in long-maturity bonds are nearing historical levels after coming under severe pressure due to...

Even though stocks are higher because of this, don’t get too excited that US 30-year yields look like they have found resistance near term. From the looks of it, we have, at least until Friday...

After the crisis in spring, banks may come under pressure once again as sovereign bond yields soar to new peaks.Sovereign bond yields worldwide have surged to record-high levels recently as the...

Skyrocketing bond yields put markets in a spin Fed’s higher for longer calls grow louder US 10-year yield approaches 4.8% at 16-year highCan they reach 5.0% and how soon before something...

There are several indicators to watch when assessing risk across the financial markets, and today we discuss one of the more important ones. Junk bonds. When junk bonds are performing well and in...