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Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... bond yields have climbed to 2.38% last night from 2.17% at the start of the year and there may be more losses from US Treasuries coming once the Fed starts lift-off. Explanation four. Money printing -- this time from the ECB and the BOJ -- would one ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... media stocks valuation were "stretched." And "compared to returns on safe assets like bonds"? The yield on 10-year US Treasuries has risen from this year's low of 1.64% to 2.41% (as at last night). And this still doesn't include the negative repercussions ...

Light at the end of the tunnel for EM debt

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... the slide in global yields, led by the US Treasury and the German Bund. But with the yields of American and German treasuries rising sharply in the last few weeks, "emerging markets will likely catch up to recent developed markets weakness in the weeks ...

US data says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... Street was at best... confused - the S&P 500 index gained 0.2% (later than sooner lift-off) but yields on 10-year US Treasuries rose to 2.18% from 2.12% and the US dollar index appreciated by 0.6% to 97.4 overnight (sooner than later lift-off). The reason ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... safe-haven buying due to the return of "contagion" spook in Europe as evidenced by the drop in the yield on 10-year US treasuries to 2.13% overnight from 2.21% at the open. While Greece and 'the institutions' continue their pretend and extend game - ...

'Patient' Party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... they were expected to go. The VIX index dove by 10.8% The US dollar index dropped by 2.3%; the yield on 10-year US Treasuries dropped by 13 bps to 1.92% and the yield on 2-years declined by 12 bps to 0.55%. US equities rallied: The S&P 500 gained 1.3% ...

A win-win currency war?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... tantrum" and set out to new heights. Or is this time different? The "taper tantrum" of mid-2013 sent yields on 10-year US Treasuries up, US equities lower and the VIX index rising... and then the tantrum tapered. Financial markets learned to live with ...

Patience, my dear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... to 1.6% from 1.8% in November. Inflation expectation (as measured by the difference between the yield on 10-year US Treasuries and the yield on 10-year TIPS) was 1.65% on FOMC meeting day 27 January. What the Fed is seeing before its 18 March meet: Non-farm ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... 1.9% in the previous month. The latest jobs report was so solid, so strong, soA damn good that yields on 10-year US Treasuries jumped 13 basis points to 2.0% (rounded) on the day after dropping to a 19-month low of 1.64% on 30 January on the disappointing ...

Investors blind to arbitrage opportunity in emerging market debt

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... opportunity for investors. "Credit opportunities in Australia are almost non-existent. Credit spreads above Aussie treasuries are at almost record tights," he said. "Right across the emerging market credit spectrum - whether its investment grade, high ...