Analysis: Interest Rates

Rates: US curve steepens (and this is traditionally not a good sign)

Smart money vs. dumb money. This is often how professional investors compare fixed-income markets to equity markets. After months of inversion, when short rates were higher than long rates, the curve...

'Belly' of Curve Is Sweet Spot, Strategist McDonough Says

Karissa McDonough, Community Bank Trust Services fixed income strategist, discusses her fixed-income investment strategy on Bloomberg The Close. ...

Bond investors debate recession risks with Fed easing finally at hand

Bond investors are more cautious and divided over prospects for recession in the world's largest economy with the Federal Reserve poised to cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in more...

Pimco CEO Says It's an Exciting Time for Fixed Income

Manny Roman, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. , says fixed income is quite attractive, as he finds that people are underinvested in the asset class and looking to...

Bond Market Is Getting Ahead of Itself: UBS's Falconio

UBS Head of Taxable Fixed Income Strategy Leslie Falconio thinks the bond market is getting ahead of itself. BlackRock Americas Chief Investment and Portfolio Strategist Gargi Chaudhuri says the...

Bonds now doing heavy lifting in 60/40 portfolio: McGeever

ORLANDO, Florida -The past month in markets has been littered with momentous events: a record burst in U.S. stock market volatility, near-confirmation from the Federal Reserve that U.S. interest...

Analysis-Bond markets face a reckoning after stellar summer run

Government bond markets, which have enjoyed a summer of solid price gains, now face a reckoning with their bets for speedy central bank rate cuts and slowing inflation, not to mention a tight U.S....

Rates: Waiting for Jackson Hole

While awaiting the next Federal Reserve Committee meeting in September, investors can take comfort in the central bankers' meeting in Jackson Hole. Starting on Thursday, the meeting in Wyoming will...

Rate: Summer hot flashes

After an exhausting end of July/beginning of August in more ways than one, the past week has sounded like a call for calm. Admittedly, investors have not had many economic indicators to sink their...

But what's going on?

It had been a promising summer, with falling inflation and the prospect of the US Federal Reserve lowering the cost of borrowing for the first time. But then, lo and behold, recessionary fears reared...

US bond rally overdone but Fed should have cut rates in July, BlackRock manager says

NEW YORK, Aug 5 - A recent U.S. Treasuries rally, fueled by expectations of significantly lower interest rates, is overdone as the economy's resilience may make it unnecessary for the...

U.S. Treasury futures in unchartered waters as Fed cuts loom: McGeever

As the first U.S. interest rate cut in this cycle draws closer, long and short positions in the Treasury futures market, and overnight repo lending volumes, have never been higher. And...

Rate: Light the fire!

Sometimes all it takes is a small spark to light the fuse. Between a better-than-expected CPI, a rather dovish Jerome Powell and the anti-China rhetoric of the White House candidates, the financial...

US Treasury futures positions at extremes: McGeever

Investor positioning in U.S. Treasury futures is stretching to extreme - and in some cases, record - levels that are likely to revive concerns about potential liquidity and stability risks in...

Rates: Thank you Mr. CPI!

Investors of all stripes were eagerly awaiting this, and we can only conclude that they were not disappointed. Last Thursday's US consumer price data rekindled speculation of a first rate cut in...

Interest rates : Understanding the yield curve

A new feature is now available on Marketscreener.com, so today we take a closer look at the yield curve. Even if you're only invested in equities, it's always useful to look at the other side of the...

Rates: Big moves

The Fed isn't the only thing in the life of a stock market investor. From time to time, it's a good idea to look outside the box, to take the temperature of the world.

Interest rates: The double effect returns

Between the Fed meeting on the one hand and the French situation on the other, a lot is happening in the world of rates. These two events have a strong impact on the bond market, which is always on...

Rates: Christine draws faster than Jerome

Unsurprisingly, the European Central Bank cut its key rates by 25 basis points, joining the Swiss National Bank and the Bank of Canada. For its part, the Fed is likely to take its time, even if it is...