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VanEck launches US bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... yields should continue to rise while inflation persists," Neiron said. "As TBIL comes to market short-term US treasury yields have surged to highs not seen for over a decade as the Fed has continued its unrelenting fight against inflation. "That presents ...

Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
... landing for the economy and avoid a steep downturn." On the back of Powell's speech, US equities rallied, while Treasury yields fell along with the US dollar. "Financial markets have recently pared bets of the likely peak in the policy (fed funds) rate. ...

Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... had been performing well since it announced its purchase plans. "Corporate bond spreads over comparable-maturity Treasury yields widened sharply in the beginning of the intermeeting period, and they subsequently retraced most of their increases to end ...

Markets react as antiviral drug disappoints

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... catalyst to tip US markets into a modesty risk-averse state. With markets falling, so did credit, he said. "US Treasury yields dropped, with the yield curve flattening and the 10 year yield trading at 0.59 per cent," Rodda said. Gold on the other hand ...

Chief economist update: US recession a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... of recent financial concerns, but one aspect of those concerns has been a flight to quality, which has lowered Treasury yields, and a reduction in both the federal funds target rate and the discount rate by the Federal Reserve, which tends to steepen ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... time," he said. "One asset class that could be good during this time is shorter-term bonds. I think if two-year Treasury yields get up to 2%, and they're not very far from that now, they'd be a good buy." Bookings are now open for the 2018 Financial ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... significance, maybe 30% or more, likely after mid-year or maybe early next. The key will be the level of 10-year US Treasury yields - we think somewhere between three and 3.5% on treasury bonds. And the signal for US rates to the next step upward will ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... improving economic data. He expects the global upturn to strengthen, meaning the rise in rates is not over. US 10-year treasury yields will also likely surpass 3% in 2017. The forum features five 10-minute presentations followed by a Q&A session. Limited ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... Twitter-happy Trump will do in his first 100 days. Broadly J.P. Morgan highlighted US dollar strength, the growth of treasury yields, and signs the return of inflation to central bank targets - which they acknowledge is "heating up but not ready to boil ...

Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
... desperately to achieve since Bush junior was still president. Sure losses are being made in the bond market - 10-year US Treasury yields closed at 2.35% last week (the highest in 12 months) from 1.86% pre-Trump -- as inflation expectations climb but ...
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