Tag Archives: bond markets

Increased Supply of U.S. Treasuries and Interest Rate Risk

Senior Director, Global Research & Design

S&P Dow Jones Indices

June 3, 2020 - 3:40 pm

Since March 2020, the federal government has enacted four pieces of legislation to assist businesses and individuals weather the economic downtown triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), these four pandemic-related laws are projected to increase the federal deficit by USD 2.2 trillion in fiscal year 2020 and by USD Read more […]

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10-year U.S. Treasury yield, bond yields, bonds, COVID 19, Deficit, Federal Reserve, S&P U.S. Treasury Bond Index, U.S. government bonds, U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Treasury yields, yield volatility

Equity Markets May Be “Sassy”, But Bond Markets Are The “Cool” Kids On The Block…

Heather Mcardle

Director, Fixed Income Indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices

August 26, 2015 - 1:36 pm

Category: Fixed Income

Bond markets may not be the most “sassy” of all the asset classes, but they certainly are a lot “cooler” in light of the global equity sell-off of the last two days. Bond markets are traditionally known to be less volatile than all of the financial asset classes. Global stock markets are taking serious hits Read more […]

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bonds, China, Chinese equity market, Chinese sovereign bonds, fixed income

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