In spite of the fact that the US Treasury Bond in its fifth year (!!!!!!) of a massive bear market, and it looks perfectly capable of falling further…………..
Being Long the Short-Terms
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Five to Seven
All About Rates
Barring any more trade war flare-ups and Musk/Trump spats, the guiding light for equities is going to be inflation and rates over the next twelve calendar days. Here are the big events forthcoming:
Bonds Bearing Down
The bond market has been in a bear market for sixty-three months. Sixty. Three. Months. We can’t get lower prices for sixty-three days (or six days, for that matter) in equities, but it is what it is.
With today’s dismal jobs report, bonds are slipping yet again, keeping alive the prospect that the latest pink pattern breaks down, sending interest rates ripping higher.
The Latest Interest Rates
Take a look at this Whitman’s Sampler of interest rate charts. They all seem to suggest that rates are about to head much lower.
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