Summary: Brexit: Stocks going up while treasury yields are going down? Intuitively it’s not necessarily supposed to be that way! The price action comparison between the stock market and the 10-year U.S. treasury yield since the Friday following the Brexit victory offers an interesting contrast and potential warning sign for investors! Stocks Since the huge move […]
In mid-December 2015, and for the first-time in about eight years, the Janet Yellen-led Federal Reserve raised short-term rates .25%! In a normal financial, political and economic environment one would therefore assume that the economy is in strong enough to warrant a rate hike and that inflation is at or very close to the Fed’s target rate. […]
For those who may not follow the government bond market, 2.35% is the current yield of the 10-year Treasury note! That said, the 52-week low yield for this benchmark security is a mere 4 basis points away at 2.31%. So why, given the fact that the powers that be are trumpeting a stronger and improving […]
Very good question but the US Economic Calendar for the Week of September 8, 2014 may hold some clues! The economic calendar provided in this article gives the days and times for this weeks key statistical releases. This data will contain information that may potentially impact the direction of US interest rates and how far and how fast they may move […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of September 2, 2014 The economic calendar provided in this article gives the days and times for this weeks key statistical releases. This data will contain information that may potentially impact the direction of US interest rates and how far and how fast they may move in the short and intermediate-term. Any move up or […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of August 18, 2014 The economic calendar provided in this article gives the days and times for this weeks key statistical releases that will contain data potentially impacting the direction interest rates and how they may move in the short and intermediate-term. Any move up or down in rates will have an impact on the […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of March 10, 2014 For real estate investors, potential home buyers worried about mortgage rates or current home owners looking to either refinance or sell, the economic data to be released in the upcoming week will most certainly have some degree of impact. The data could have a direct […]
US Economic Calendar for the Week of February 24, 2014 For real estate investors, potential home buyers worried about mortgage rates or current home owners looking to either refinance or sell, the economic data to be released in the upcoming week will most certainly have some degree of impact. The data could have a direct […]
