Category: Bonds
Market Watch – Treasury yields rise on mixed data, eurozone optimism
Treasury yields rose on Thursday, as investors digested mixed U.S. economic data and positive news coming out of the eurozone, where the European Central Bank boosted emergency liquidity for Greek […]
Market Watch – How ultralow interest rates could devastate pension funds, insurers
Here’s another warning that prolonged, ultralow interest rates could eventually devastate pension funds and life insurers. On Wednesday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris-based think tank said […]
Bloomberg – Major Money Manager Braces for Bond-Market Collapse
TCW Group Inc. is taking the possibility of a bond-market selloff seriously. So seriously that the Los Angeles-based money manager, which oversees almost $140 billion of U.S. debt, has been […]
Market Watch – Treasurys caught between U.S. data and bund rally
The Treasury market was flat on Friday, as the market digested positive economic data while still feeling a hangover from Thursday’s price rally that resulted in the largest one-day decline […]
Jack’s Corner – On Trading Rooms…And How WE Traded The Jobs
With the CME announcement of the closing of the future pits (except for the SP) on 7/2 it’s pretty interesting around the floor. The locals who won’t have a pit […]
Broz on Bonds: 5-year Note levels for March 5
Adjusted on: 3/4 5-Year Treasury Notes: 118.21_7 lends support – and keeps the bulls in the game…the next leg down will come with bear-control of 118.15 (to target 117.24). Up-top, […]
Broz on Bonds: 5-year Note levels for March 3
Jack Broz from Broz On Bonds comes to MrTopStep with an update on the 5-yr Note futures contract. Adjusted on: 3/2 5-Year Treasury Notes: This pivot (like 10s) is also […]
Broz on Bonds: 5-year Note levels for Feb 24
5-Year Treasury Notes: We can reference this pivot on Yellen’s comments – but if she talks the market up the bulls have a TON of work to do: they need […]
Broz on Bonds: 10-year Note levels for Feb 20
10-Year Treasury Notes: If 10s can take out 127.11 we can look for a test of the lows and 126.29. (Then the key is WHO controls 126.29). Up-top, let’s pivot […]
Broz on Bonds: 30-year Bond levels for Feb 17
5-Year Treasury Notes: A couple of changes in bold…still not too interested in selling strength here….I think we need to key off the pivot… MAR 5s 120.16_7 pivotal 120.115 resist […]