Category Archives: Bonds

German 10-year At 47 bps As Inflation Prints 2.3 Percent

Posted on September 30, 2018 by macromon

Really efficient markets, no?   The Germans  ECB loves a real 10-year negative carry. This is absurd and tantamount to confiscating the savings of hard working Germans.  Only going to add to the country’s already rising political tensions. As Holger notes, … Continue reading →

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The Gathering Storm In The Treasury Market 2.0

Posted on September 24, 2018 by macromon

Here it is, folks,  the final product. It is a beast.  One famous blogger said of it, “This post is so big, you can see it from space.” We hope you take the time to give it a thorough read.  … Continue reading →

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The Gathering Storm In The Treasury Market

Posted on September 21, 2018 by macromon

Summary Our analysis provides kind of a Grand Unified Theory (GUT) of what is currently taking place in global financial markets The massive borrowing by the U.S. Treasury is crowding out emerging markets capital flows The structural factors that have kept long-term … Continue reading →

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Long-Term Treasury: 4 Percent Or Bust

Posted on September 17, 2018 by macromon

Great chart from Charlie B.   He asked 3.5 or 2.5 percent? We say beeline to 4 percent, when the rate breaks 3.13 percent, and quicker than the market believes. It’s been 10 years since Lehman,  nominal GDP is growing close … Continue reading →

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“Yield-to-Death”: Tepper’s First EM Investment

Posted on September 13, 2018 by macromon

“What is the yield-to-death?” Those words spoken by the legendary hedge fund king, and new owner of the Carolina Panthers, David Tepper, to my salesperson in 1993 when we were trying to convince him to buy a chunk of Peruvian … Continue reading →

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Will The Real Bond King Stand Up?

Posted on August 22, 2018 by macromon

We get it. Jeff Gundlach (we are some of his biggest fans) is a trader at heart, as are we, and is very cognizant of short-term market technicals. He recently tweeted, Massive increase this week in short positions against 10 … Continue reading →

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Contrarian Crush & Why LT Rates Are Going Much Higher

Posted on August 5, 2018 by macromon

This Bloomberg  piece was published before Facebook blew up but still you get the drift.  Betting against the crowd has been a disaster recently.   It always is until it isn’t. In the past year, a contrarian portfolio that invests in … Continue reading →

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The Bund With A Draghi Tattoo

Posted on June 12, 2018 by macromon

The consequences for global markets of an end to ECB QE will be much bigger than those associated with the end of the Fed’s QE –  Guillermo Tolosa, Oxford Economics Huge ECB meeting on Thursday.   Will Mario Draghi announce a path to normalize monetary … Continue reading →

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Major Holders Of The U.S. Corporate Bond Market

Posted on June 12, 2018 by macromon

Summary Bullets The size of the U.S. corporate bond market, as measured by the Fed’s Flow of Funds, totals $13.1 trillion at the end of Q1 2018 It includes $10.2 trillion of domestic issues and $2.8 trillion of foreign issues … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – May 31

Posted on May 31, 2018 by macromon

Italy calmer as market turns it focus on trade wars. Deutsche Bank making all-time lows as it was hammered again due to its U.S. business put on problem bank list.   DB is now getting the market’s attention but still doesn’t … Continue reading →

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