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Banking, Economy

“Negative rates come to the US: 1-month and 3-month Treasury bill yields are now below zero”

“Yields on both the one-month and three-month Treasury bills dipped below zero Wednesday, a week and a half after the Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark rate to near-zero and as investors have flocked to the safety of fixed income amid… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“The Fed to start buying Treasurys Friday across all durations, starting with 30-year bond”

“In an announcement Friday, the central bank said it was accelerating to Friday purchases it announced a day before. The move comes in response to market demand that the Fed act immediately to quell what has been an extraordinarily volatile… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Treasury Yields Hurtle Toward Zero With Bets on Fed Cuts Growing”

“Treasury yields plummeted to record lows Friday as concern about the global economic and financial impact of the coronavirus spurred demand for havens and traders amped up bets on further central bank easing this month. U.S. securities rallied, led by… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“10-year Treasury yield falls below 1% for the first time after Fed slashes rates…”

“The 10-year Treasury yield broke below 1% for the first time ever in the wake of an emergency rate cut by the Federal Reserve to combat the economic effects of the spreading coronavirus. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“10-year Treasury yield falls to three-year low… 30-year rate hits record low”

“The 10-year Treasury yield hit its lowest level since July 2016. The 30-year Treasury yield hit a record low. The move into bonds came as stocks plunged with the Dow down more than 1,000 points. The yield on the benchmark 10-year… Continue Reading…

Banking

“30-year Treasury bond yield breaks to all-time low…”

“The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -3.79% was down 3 basis points to 1.495%, the lowest since last September, while the 2-year note rate TMUBMUSD02Y, -3.24%   edged 1.4 basis points lower to 1.381%. The 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, -3.26%   slipped 4.2 basis points to 1.930%, falling below… Continue Reading…

Economy

“The U.S. Treasury Just Sold 30-Year Bonds at a Record-Low Yield. Demand ‘Was Amazing.’”

“The U.S. Treasury sold $19 billion of long-term bonds with a record-low yield of 2.061% on Thursday. Not only that, but investor demand was the highest for any sale of a new bond since August 2014, according to Tom Simons… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Germany for First Time Sells 30-Year Bonds Offering Negative Yields”

“Germany sold 30-year debt at a negative yield for the first time, as investors desperate for safe assets bet that further falls in yields will boost the value of the bonds in the future…” https://www.wsj.com/articles/germany-for-first-time-sells-30-year-bonds-offering-negative-yields-11566385847

Economy, Stocks

There’s Hope: “After the yield curve inverts — here’s how the stock market tends to perform since 1978”

“Wall Street’s most widely watched gauge of the yield curve’s slope, the spread between the 2-year Treasury note yield and the 10-year inverted Wednesday morning, flashing the clearest signal to date that the U.S. is set to face an economic… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Ex-Fed boss Greenspan says ‘there is no barrier’ to Treasury yields falling below zero”

“There is some $15 trillion in government debt that now yields less than zero, and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan believes there’s no reason why U.S. government bond yields couldn’t join much of the developed world in the subzero… Continue Reading…