Bond market

Bond traders are preparing for a potentially volatile week as the release of important employment data looms. The employment data could drive the yields on 10-year treasuries closer to the 4% mark. Market experts believe reaching this level could entice investors toward government debt, ...

Crypto custodian Prime Trust may be under scrutiny, but the broader digital-asset market appears to be in a recovery phase and is poised for growth in the coming years, observers say. What Happened: Nevada's Department of Business and Industry declared Prime Trust "critically deficient...

MakerDAO announced on Wednesday a significant addition of $700 million in U.S. Treasury bonds to its holdings, which took its total bond holdings to $1.2 billion, a move aimed at backing DAI with real-world assets. MakerDAO is a Defi lending protocol and the company behind the...

Treasury yields jumped during the Asian trading session on Tuesday following a global sell-off in the bond market. The decline emerged in the United Kingdom. where investors and traders weighed on the possibility of extended rate hikes due to sticky inflation, reported Bloomberg. Market...

Bond traders appeared to be increasing their bets on the probability the Federal Reserve will likely tip the U.S. economy into a recession as is apparent from the steepening of the yield curve inversion. Bloomberg had earlier reported the story. Despite the central bank pausing its rate hike...

Back in March 2022, the Federal Reserve embarked on an unprecedented interest rate hiking cycle, aiming to quell a four-decade inflation surge. After 15 months of relentless interest-rate tightening, the U.S. central bank finds itself at a critical juncture. Will it simply hit the pause button,...

With President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reaching a tentative deal on the borrowing limit, the bond market's concerns seem to have shifted from the possibility of default to the deluge of Treasury Bills expected to hit the market, impacting short-term borrowing rates. The Treasury...

High-yield bonds issued by American and European corporations are considered attractive assets since they offer above-average yields at cheap prices, according to Oaktree Capital Management's most recent credit market outlook. The asset management firm specializing in...

Bob Elliott, co-founder and CEO at Unlimited Funds, believes the bond market has been incorrect over the past year about growth, inflation and monetary policy, and said investors were likely paying more for protection against downside economic moves. What Happened: “Folks focusing on bond...

Morgan Stanley Chief U.S. Equity Strategist and CIO Mike Wilson reportedly said the bond market is effectively pricing some sort of a recession at this point, while the equity market is still in denial. "When the yield curve goes negative, it has high predictability that a...

Bond market volatility has been through the roof recently due to increased banking sector stress and investor uncertainty over the Fed rate path. The ICE BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Bond Market Option Volatility Estimate (INDEXNYSEGIS: MOVE), commonly known as the "VIX"...

Eswar Prasad, an economics professor at Cornell University, has reportedly cautioned the failure of a major stablecoin could have an impact on the U.S. bond market and said that it’s something regulators he’s spoken to are concerned about. What Happened: “And I think [the] concern...

For the first time in more than a decade, a bear prowls on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) closed down 4.5% Wednesday, off more than 20% from its recent all-time high. A 20% decline from highs is the definition of a bear market.  The S&P 500 Index (...

After two weeks of heightened volatility on international currency, trade, and bond market worries, investors and traders may be experiencing some fatigue heading into the weekend. A positive close today could help ease some nerves, but another down day could accelerate selling momentum.  So...

With this week's note auctions coming on the heels of so many statements by Federal Reserve Board Members, the market is showing investors what the bond landscape will look like once the Fed begins to tighten next year. The results so far suggest that the very short end and the long end of the...