Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Yield Curve Articles As At August 11, 2015

Certainly the recent activity in the Yuan will be having some affect on the Yield Curve as well as on the prices of stocks and bonds and currencies.

I have gathered some very recent articles expressing the views of different writers as to what the yield curves will be looking like as days pass.




JGBs gain as US jobs data flattens Treasuries yield curve - Reuters
http://news.google.com Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:40:00 GMT
JGBs gain as US jobs data flattens Treasuries yield curveReutersThe 10-year Japanese government bond yield dipped 1.0 basis point to 0.405 percent, while the price of 10-year JGB futures rose 0.12 in price to 147.62. The 30-year JGB yield also fell 1 ...

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Yield curve flattens after US jobs data supports September rate hike - Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
http://news.google.com Sat, 08 Aug 2015 23:09:52 GMT
BloombergYield curve flattens after US jobs data supports September rate hikeBusiness Recorder (press release) (blog)The yield looked set for its biggest one-day decline in about a month. The yield spread between five-year and 30-year Treasuries was ...

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What a rout in commodities has done to long-term bond yields - MarketWatch
http://news.google.com Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:15:59 GMT
MarketWatchWhat a rout in commodities has done to long-term bond yieldsMarketWatchAs short-term Treasury yields have risen and long-term yields have fallen, the yield curve is flatter today (green) than it was a month ago (red) and a year ago (yellow ...

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Why China's yuan devaluation is good for Treasury investors - MarketWatch
http://news.google.com Mon, 10 Aug 2015 21:15:59 GMT
MarketWatchWhy China's yuan devaluation is good for Treasury investorsMarketWatchThis has caused a trend of rising demand in long-term Treasury bonds, leading long-term prices to rise and long-term yields to fall. Meanwhile the shorter maturities hav ...

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Interest rates are already hurting mortgage REIT ETFs - Finance and Commerce
http://news.google.com Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:32:57 GMT
Interest rates are already hurting mortgage REIT ETFsFinance and CommerceThese companies' margins are sensitive to the shape of the yield curve. They love a steep yield curve — where short-term rates are very low and longer-term rates much higher — s ...

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The Macro Environment Roundup - TheStreet.com
http://news.google.com Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:02:24 GMT
The Macro Environment RoundupTheStreet.comAs Yogi Berra noted, you can observe a lot just by watching. This week's fun fact: The Eurodollar yield curve is lower now than it was following the May employment report, released in June, but the Federal Re ...

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Doug Kass Predicted the China Devaluation; How Will It Hit the U.S. Market? - TheStreet.com
http://news.google.com Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:59:00 GMT
TheStreet.comDoug Kass Predicted the China Devaluation; How Will It Hit the U.S. Market?TheStreet.comI would also plan on some strength in U.S. fixed-income prices (and on lower yields), as well as a flattening in the yield curve. So, I remain short ...

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4 Hedged amp; Inverse ETFs to Ride Out Imminent Rate Hike - Zacks.com
http://news.google.com Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:03:45 GMT
4 Hedged amp; Inverse ETFs to Ride Out Imminent Rate HikeZacks.comFixed-income investing had enjoyed a great show in 2014 and in the early part of 2015, especially in the longer part of the yield curve. However, the prospect of rising rates and risks ...

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U.K. Government Bonds Decline as Market Focuses on Wage Report - Bloomberg
http://news.google.com Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:07:40 GMT
U.K. Government Bonds Decline as Market Focuses on Wage ReportBloombergA so-called flattening yield curve, where the yields on shorter-maturity bonds rise faster than those on long-dated securities, may suggest investors are betting policy makers wil ...

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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ falls as China's surprise devaluation hits oil price - Reuters
http://news.google.com Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:31:00 GMT
CANADA FX DEBT-C$ falls as China's surprise devaluation hits oil priceReutersCanadian government bond prices were higher across the maturity curve, with the two-year price up 6 Canadian cents to yield 0.43 percent and the benchmark 10-year rising 68 ...

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