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Oil’s Viscosity
Oil’s Viscosity It goes without saying that if your car’s engine (or any other combustible engine) does not have the lubrication effect of oil then the friction of movement will lead to overheating and engine damage. Currently oil is having its own effect on markets as low prices are leading to concerns of lower future…
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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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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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Bonds Will Need to Tread Lightly With Domestic And Global Issues
Last week saw the yield of the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index close 1 basis point tighter than the 2.61% that started its week. Thursday was the only day in which the yield moved significantly as yields tightened by 5 basis points in reaction to the weaker than expected Retail Sales release. …
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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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The 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits Levels Not Seen Since Last June
The last time the yield of the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index was in the neighborhood of 2.4% was back in June 2013. The days of a 1% handle on rates are behind us, but the current lower rates harken back before this year. The beginning of 2014 saw yields as high…
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The Fed Views a Stronger Economy, Preferred and Investment Grade Corporate Bond Indices Going Strong
Yields on the 10-year Treasury continued lower last week as measured by the S&P/BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Index. Friday’s 2.59% is one basis point off from this year’s low of 2.58% of February 3rd. The index recorded a 2.59% in spite of the fact that the April U.S. Unemployment rate reached a low…
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