Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Investors moved into uncharted waters as yields on 10-year Treasuries, which continued to rise, indicated some skepticism about the Federal Reserve’s insistence it will maintain monetary...

After a blistering rise in yields last week, US Treasuries on Monday calmed down. Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note receded to about 1.43% from nearly 1.46% at Friday's close after spiking...

Investors are facing a couple of quandaries triggered by the rise in government bond yields. The move is putting pressure on them to look for answers.Quandary No. 1: The prospect of a robust economic...

Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note continued to rise on Tuesday after the U.S. holiday Monday and a weekend marked by the acquittal of former President Donald Trump in the Senate...

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...

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...

Government bond investors are sensitive to political developments but this week has provided a surfeit of political convulsion rarely before seen. Nonetheless, markets took it in stride.The surprising...

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...

After months of brinksmanship and the posturing that goes with it, Britain and the European Union seem to be getting serious about concluding a last-minute post-Brexit trade deal. Negotiators have...

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...