Bonds Analysis & Opinion

The US Congress faces a deadlock as the political impasse over lifting the debt ceiling worsens and short-term Treasury bond yields start to rise.Monday saw a sharp increase to selling of short-term...

Nicole Elliott – Technical analyst and private investor, joins Zak Mir and Mike Ingram in the studio to discuss the recent slump in bond yields, and why the MPC are playing a dangerous game with...

Marcus Ashworth, head of fixed income at Espirito Santo Investment Bank, joined us on Tip TV and began by noting that the mood has changed in the market.Investors returning to European...

With the 10-year yield breaking away from the top of its 2015 range, Treasury yields continue to push higher with all the bravado of an Italian cutter racing in Bloomington. Technically, the 10-year...

There has been a flood of selling in government bond markets all this week and it is starting to reflect more heavily on equity prices on Thursday. European equities are sharply lower and the Dow...

Rising yields and rising correlation in major bond markets – end of cycle or correction? European bond yields have risen following the lead of US treasuries Yield curves are steepening despite...

BackgroundFixed Income investors have enjoyed more than 30 years of falling yields and rising prices. These are two sides of the same coin; if yields rise then prices fall or vice-versa. Industry...

Against a background of bearish sentiment for this week generated by a Bearish Shooting Star on weekly candle charts, Monday’s indecisive ‘Inside’ day was followed by a renewal of...

A major shift has happened in the last couple of days, Greece, who everyone thought was on the mend, saw its bond yield cross an important line. If you cast your mind back 3 years you may remember...

Initial downside yesterday, and the failure of a subsequent bounce emphasised the underlying bearish tone for Dec German 10 YR Bunds. Despite a lack of net movement over the last 2 days it is the...

Last week saw the setback in the German 10 YR Bund from all-time highs deepen. A 2nd negative weekly performance in a row resulted – and the most aggressive decline of 2014. The daily Keltner...

Wednesday’s rejection of the downside initially extended yesterday. However, like the preceding days lows not being held, yesterday’s upside was also not maintained with fresh selling...

An early setback for Bund Futures on Thursday proved more limited than expected before demand reasserted. The resulting upside kept Bunds near the top of a rising Keltner channel, supported by...

Wed’s renewal of demand for Bunds extended yesterday. This move to new contract highs and, importantly, yields of 1% kept prices ‘hugging’ the top of a positive Keltner channel....