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Treasury Curve Flattening Helps Long Duration; Investment Grade Bonds Continue to Perform
Last week’s performance saw the overall Treasury market as measured by the S&P/BGCantor US Treasury Bond Index return 0.03% and is now at 2.08% for the year. Yields moved lower as the yield-to-worst of the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index is now at a 2.49% which brings it back down to level…
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High Yield Gives Up Ground To Investment Grade
After having risen 19 basis points the first week of July, the yield on the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index dropped 20 basis points from the July 3rd 2.72% to its current 2.52%, offsetting the initial increase. The move up in yield to start July was the largest weekly jump since last…
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Unemployment Puts The Question of A Rate Increase In Play
After starting last week at a yield of 2.52%, the yield of the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index climbed to a high of 2.72% to close the index before the July 4th holiday. The 6.1% unemployment number moved yields higher as the markets were expecting an unchanged result from the prior level…
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Is 3% The New Black?
As with each summer’s fashion a new color of dress becomes the “new black”. Pink, green, orange, you make the choice. In regard to the bond markets the question could be is 3% the new black? Bill Gross seems to think so, he is calling for economic growth and yields to remain slow and low,…
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U.S. Investment Grade Corporates Are Performing Well, Does A Euro Rate Cut Follow The Recent Dip?
The month of May closed on a high note for bonds as the drop in yields saw the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Index closed at a yield of 2.47%. Treasuries as measured by the S&P/BGCantor U.S. Treasury Bond Index returned 0.7% for the month and 2.12% year-to-date. As of today, the yield on…
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