Tag Archives: Bond Market

Trump & Co Must Abandon The Stock Market To Save It

Posted on March 12, 2020 by macromon

No bottom in stocks or the economy until the test kits are ubiquitous.   We believe markets want an aggressive plan and action to treat the disease rather than focusing on the symptoms. Then markets will take care of themselves and … Continue reading →

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The Broken Bond Market

Posted on March 18, 2017 by macromon

The Fed tightens on Wednesday and bonds rally.  What the hay? GaveKal, Jeff Gundlach,  and Jim Bianco nailed it in that every spec and their mother are/were short 10-year Treasuries. Source: Quandl (see here for interactive chart) But this is … Continue reading →

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Is a lack of liquidity in bond markets surprising? – FT

Posted on June 24, 2015 by macromon

Bond markets have been dominated by talk of a liquidity drought. Isaac Chang, global head of fixed income at KCG, joins US capital markets reporter Joe Rennison to talk about what the issue and offer his thoughts on where markets … Continue reading →

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Spain bailout pressure mounts

Posted on July 24, 2012 by macromon

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Is the Bond Market’s Arab Spring Upon Us?

Posted on March 14, 2012 by macromon

Ugly action in bonds over the past few days. In last month’s post,  Is the Fed ready for the bond market’s Arab Spring?, we suspected the Fed needed more ammo to continue their repression of long-term rates.   Yesterday Mr. Bernanke … Continue reading →

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Is the Fed ready for the bond market’s Arab Spring?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by macromon

We’ve updated our database of the Federal Reserve’s ownership of the U.S. Treasury coupon curve.  The resulting chart highlights a couple of interesting issues about its structure and holdings of outstanding notes and bonds. First, though nothing new, it shows … Continue reading →

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