Short-term maturities will benefit from the Fed’s easing in 2024
Money market fund holders have a new reason to turn to short-term bonds. The best way to play the Federal Reserve’s pivot towards monetary easing...
Category: MARKETS
Who is right: the market or the FED?
Long-term Treasury bond options show that the outstanding open positions predicting a bond rally and lower interest rates are 2.5 times larger than those protecting...
The U.S. inflation and the market euphoria
The core Consumer Price Index, which excludes the costs of food and energy, increased by 0.2% compared to September. The overall indicator remained stagnant, held...
The risk of a government shutdown in the United States persists
A shutdown would threaten a downgrade in the United States’ credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited political dysfunction as a growing social risk....
What scenario for interest rates in 2024?
The market has once again become hopeful. The Fed has completed its job, and we can now contemplate a rate cut in 2024 and, more...
A Credit Market Under Pressure
Last March, the rise in bond yields had shaken the American banking system, sending three regional banks into turmoil. A massive fire sale and a...
The worst bond market in 236 years
There has never been such a prolonged period of losses in the bond market as in the last three years. Indeed, it is challenging to...
The day after tomorrow
Not long ago, the world lived in a time when money flowed freely and was inexpensive. Interest rates in the U.S. were close to zero,...
The bond market krach: the perfect storm
Global bonds have plummeted at an astonishing speed. The yields on 10-year Treasuries will likely surpass 5%, marking the first time since 2007, after rising...