Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Today’s Daily Sketch is again devoted to the outlook for bond yields. A couple of days ago I pointed out that the yield curve could steepen further. Today’s chart shows the nominal US...

Yields on U.S. Treasuries surged early Monday as expectations of a large fiscal stimulus grew, with the 30-year bond yield briefly topping 2%, but yields retreated from highs as the day went...

Government bonds are sending mixed messages as political currents roil investors. U.S. Treasury yields have been going up and down as new COVID-19 vaccines show positive results and GDP figures meet...

Treasury yields tumbled on Monday as a raft of bad news sent investors to the safe haven of U.S. government bonds.Where to begin? It turns out Democrats don’t have as complete control of the...

There has been some to-do among investors about the US 10-year breakeven rate—a market measure of inflation expectations—breaking above 2% and staying there for a few days. It has been...

Bond investors kept their eye on the ball as the prospect of a Democratic president and Democratic control of Congress makes further stimulus and other government spending a near-certainty.Markets...

The prospect of a substantial sale of EU bonds over the next few years is enlivening the European government bond market after the debut of SURE bonds in October was massively oversubscribed with...

Twelve months ago, the main concern in bond markets was an increase in inflation expectations, particularly in the US, since 2020 was going to be a crucial year for the Trump administration in terms...

The European Central Bank moves to center stage this week, after hinting that it will top up its pandemic emergency purchase program from the current €1.35 trillion. The resurgence of COVID-19 in...

China's euro-denominated bond issue last Wednesday met with strong demand, getting €18 billion in orders for the €4 billion bond sale as it priced the 5-year tranche for a negative yield for...

European governments will be issuing massive amounts of green bonds in the coming months as investors—including central banks—clamor for opportunities for sustainable investing.The EU...

If there was any question about how highly strung investors are over COVID-19, the announcement by Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) on Monday that preliminary trials showed their...

What a difference a decade makes. Portuguese government 10-year bonds are heading for a yield of 0%, compared to 16% at the height of the eurozone debt crisis in 2012 and 4% as recently as...

Treasury investors have been bombarded with an array of concerning news over the past few days, but yields surged on Monday as optimism grew with reports that President Donald Trump would leave the...