12/09/2016

Market Update US tsys slightly lower, yields ~1bp higher, US 10Y 1.68%, despite a steep decline in European and Asian stock markets, while crude fell 2.0%. Tsys off the lows in NA trade rebounding from losses in Europe. Mkts await important speech from Fed Brainard...

09/09/2016

Market Update Tsys getting crushed for a second day, yields 2-6bps higher & the curve steeper with the US 10Y firmly above 1.60%, now 1.65 (+5bps). German govt bonds lower, yield curve steeper in follow thru to yest ECB decision. JGB curve ~8bps steeper – Reuters...

08/09/2016

Market Update US tsys under pressure, US10Y 1.55 (+1.2bps) after ECB decision to leave both its main rate and size of its Asset Purchase Program unchanged and leave the QE end date at March 17. Core Euro bonds sharply lower, 10Y yields 3-4bps higher since the ECB....

07/09/2016

Market Update US tsys slightly lower to unch, the US 10Y yield close to two week low @ 1.53%, prices close to yesterday’s post ISM highs. Fed Williams repeated his call for the Fed to raise rates ‘sooner rather than later’ in a speech in Reno yest....

06/09/2016

Market Update US tsys opening higher, curve slightly flatter, US 10Y 1.595 (-1bp). Tsys lagging the rally in core European bonds. Long term UK gilt yields 5bps lower ahead of BOE’s purchase operation in 15yr gilts this aft. German bunds higher led by longs amid lower...