(Bloomberg) — US interest-rate strategists mostly expect that Treasuries will extend their recent rally, dragging yields lower and steepening the curve in the second half of 2023 so long as labor market conditions soften and inflation ebbs. The most bullish forecasts among those published by primary dealer firms — including predictions from Citigroup Inc., Deutsche […]
Read MoreMarket conditions are Bullish in a Bear Market as of 2022-12-13. This means traders and investors should consider trading with a Neutral or Bullish bias by buying stocks and setting tight stops. The rank of the Bear Market is -13.87 which indicates the current market conditions are Extreme, Risk of a reversal is high. The […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — After another wild week in global money markets, traders are betting big on the biggest regime shift in Europe in years: the end of the negative interest-rate era before 2022 is over. Fueled by a flurry of hawkish monetary signals over the past week, the interest-rate swaps market now projects the European Central […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Any hope that the Treasury market’s biggest quarterly loss had priced in a worst-case scenario for inflation and Federal Reserve rate hikes is looking increasingly illusory. No sooner had the first quarter ended with a 5.6% loss for U.S. government bonds, the March employment data included a bigger-than-expected drop in the unemployment rate […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — The Treasury yield curve flattened to the lowest level in over a year on Monday as the prospect of a super-sized Federal Reserve rate increase in March gained traction, weighing disproportionately on shorter-dated tenors. Two-year U.S. yields climbed 3 basis points to about 1.2% after Raphael Bostic, the president of the Fed’s Atlanta […]
Read MoreU.S. stock benchmarks rose to record highs Thursday as investors appeared to shrug off concerns over growth and inflation as the economy recovers from the pandemic. Although rates are moving up and inflation is higher, that really isn’t being reflected in longer-term Treasury yields, Ralph Bassett, head of North American equities at abrdn told MarketWatch […]
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Read MoreThese 5 stocks had a rough August, but one in the bunch looks like its ready to return to its former glory.
Read MoreMorgan Stanley says these 4 defensive names are buys right now.
Read MoreThe analyst who said the market is in for a “Lehman-like” crash is back with a more urgent warning for investors.
Read MoreThe 30-year bond yield fell to an all-time low, a no-deal Brexit just got a whole lot more likely, Peloton released its IPO prospectus, and Costco made a big splash in China.
Read MoreThere’s new confusion on the trade war front, big tobacco is reuniting, and the yield curve is worsening.
Read MoreOne of the interesting things to observe in the economy during the late upward stages of an economic cycle is consumer lending. A struggling economy usually prompts the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in an effort to encourage more business activity. Lower interest rates mean cheaper borrowing for businesses and individuals. For the purposes […]
Read MoreFor this investing heavy weight, “gold’s long-term prospect is up, up and up.” Here’s why.
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