Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury Proshares (UST) 58.13 $UST
The Yield Curve And Economic Activity, Again
Econbrowser - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 4:10AM CDT
Editor's note: This article was originally published on March 19, 2015 by Menzie Chinn here . The New York Times has an article in The Upshot today, which shows the yield curve over time in a nifty map. They also show the topography for...
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The Fed Loses Patience... Sort Of
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 9:11AM CDT
The Federal Reserve removed the word "patient" from its new policy statement yesterday, signaling that the central bank is inching closer to raising interest rates. But in an attempt to walk a thin line with managing expectations, Fed...
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Day's biggest news: Fed sharply cuts "normal" unemployment rate
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 2:09PM CDT
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Bank Hoarding In The Mainstream
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 7:59AM CDT
By Jeffrey P. Snider The issue of bank hoarding has become nearly mainstream as the size of the move into UST is now too large to ignore. It wasn't so much an issue last year, apparently, as there was less to suggest taking very pessimistic...
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One Thousand Scenarios For The U.S. Treasury Curve
Donald van Deventer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:00AM CDT
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In The Trenches With The Bond Squad
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 4:58AM CDT
By Thomas Byrne In last weekend's "In the Trenches" report, we published: "Another drag on long-term U.S. rates are low long-term foreign sovereign rates . The ECB will begin buying bonds on Monday, 3/9/15. Some investors might be...
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MV Weekly Market Flash: Beware The Ides Of March
MV Financial - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 08, 6:32AM CDT
March 15 - the Ides - falls a week from this coming Sunday. But this year it's actually two days after the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia (and anniversary of the death of Julius Caesar) that has the soothsayers buzzing. That's when the Fed...
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Dollar and Treasury yields spike after strong jobs print
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Did The Dollar Find Its Groove Again?
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Feb 28, 8:05PM CST
The US dollar traded higher against most of the major currencies over the past week. No thanks to Yellen's testimony before Congress. Market participants took away from her a reduced chance of a mid-year rate hike. We disagree with the...
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UST: Large Outflows Detected at ETF
ETFChannel.com - Fri Feb 27, 9:56AM CST
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury where we have detected an approximate $37.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 22.0%...
UST: 58.13 (+0.46)
The Pathetic 'Talk Therapy' Of Janet Yellen
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 1:34PM CST
What in god’s name does Janet Yellen think she is doing? Just a few weeks ago she established the ridiculous Fedspeak convention that “patient” means money market rates will not rise from the zero bound for at least two meetings....
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Treasury Prices In Roller Coaster Session After Yellen Comments
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 1:25AM CST
Treasury prices whipsawed on Tuesday after comments by Fed Chair Janet Yellen appeared to put a June rate rise back on the table. But normal trading resumed after the full weight of her comments was taken into account. Treasuries sold off earlier,...
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10-year Treasury yield tumbles back below 2%
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 1:45PM CST
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Treasury yields head south following soft home sales report
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 9:36AM CST
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Turnaround In 10-Year Treasury Yields
Learn Bonds - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 12:05PM CST
Last year, into January this year, longer-term yields have been going through the floor. For example, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was just above 3.00 percent on December 31, 2013. On December 31, 2014, the yield had fallen to around 2.15...
DTYL: 76.15 (+1.46), IEF: 108.31 (+0.44), UST: 58.13 (+0.46)
Treasury yields move lower after dovish read on FOMC minutes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 1:22PM CST
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Reversal nearly complete as Treasury yields surge higher
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 1:54PM CST
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A Very Pernicious Partnership: Keynesian Money Printers And Wall Street Gamblers
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 09, 1:53PM CST
No sooner was the January jobs report released than the Wall Street Journal posted a succinct headline: "Hiring, Wages Pick Up as Job Market Nears Full Health". Whether the job market is actually as red hot as the BLS' headline numbers...
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Services PMI: Struggling companies still hiring
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 04, 9:03AM CST
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Bullard: Expectations for summer rate hike "reasonable"
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 30, 8:32AM CST
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The Yield Curve And Economic Activity, Again
Econbrowser - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 4:10AM CDT
Editor's note: This article was originally published on March 19, 2015 by Menzie Chinn here . The New York Times has an article in The Upshot today, which shows the yield curve over time in a nifty map. They also show the topography for...
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The Fed Loses Patience... Sort Of
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 9:11AM CDT
The Federal Reserve removed the word "patient" from its new policy statement yesterday, signaling that the central bank is inching closer to raising interest rates. But in an attempt to walk a thin line with managing expectations, Fed...
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Day's biggest news: Fed sharply cuts "normal" unemployment rate
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Bank Hoarding In The Mainstream
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 7:59AM CDT
By Jeffrey P. Snider The issue of bank hoarding has become nearly mainstream as the size of the move into UST is now too large to ignore. It wasn't so much an issue last year, apparently, as there was less to suggest taking very pessimistic...
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One Thousand Scenarios For The U.S. Treasury Curve
Donald van Deventer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:00AM CDT
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In The Trenches With The Bond Squad
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 4:58AM CDT
By Thomas Byrne In last weekend's "In the Trenches" report, we published: "Another drag on long-term U.S. rates are low long-term foreign sovereign rates . The ECB will begin buying bonds on Monday, 3/9/15. Some investors might be...
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MV Weekly Market Flash: Beware The Ides Of March
MV Financial - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 08, 6:32AM CDT
March 15 - the Ides - falls a week from this coming Sunday. But this year it's actually two days after the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia (and anniversary of the death of Julius Caesar) that has the soothsayers buzzing. That's when the Fed...
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Dollar and Treasury yields spike after strong jobs print
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Did The Dollar Find Its Groove Again?
Marc Chandler - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Feb 28, 8:05PM CST
The US dollar traded higher against most of the major currencies over the past week. No thanks to Yellen's testimony before Congress. Market participants took away from her a reduced chance of a mid-year rate hike. We disagree with the...
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UST: Large Outflows Detected at ETF
ETFChannel.com - Fri Feb 27, 9:56AM CST
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury where we have detected an approximate $37.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 22.0%...
UST: 58.13 (+0.46)
The Pathetic 'Talk Therapy' Of Janet Yellen
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 1:34PM CST
What in god’s name does Janet Yellen think she is doing? Just a few weeks ago she established the ridiculous Fedspeak convention that “patient” means money market rates will not rise from the zero bound for at least two meetings....
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Treasury Prices In Roller Coaster Session After Yellen Comments
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 1:25AM CST
Treasury prices whipsawed on Tuesday after comments by Fed Chair Janet Yellen appeared to put a June rate rise back on the table. But normal trading resumed after the full weight of her comments was taken into account. Treasuries sold off earlier,...
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10-year Treasury yield tumbles back below 2%
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 1:45PM CST
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Treasury yields head south following soft home sales report
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 9:36AM CST
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Turnaround In 10-Year Treasury Yields
Learn Bonds - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 12:05PM CST
Last year, into January this year, longer-term yields have been going through the floor. For example, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was just above 3.00 percent on December 31, 2013. On December 31, 2014, the yield had fallen to around 2.15...
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Treasury yields move lower after dovish read on FOMC minutes
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Reversal nearly complete as Treasury yields surge higher
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 1:54PM CST
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A Very Pernicious Partnership: Keynesian Money Printers And Wall Street Gamblers
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 09, 1:53PM CST
No sooner was the January jobs report released than the Wall Street Journal posted a succinct headline: "Hiring, Wages Pick Up as Job Market Nears Full Health". Whether the job market is actually as red hot as the BLS' headline numbers...
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Services PMI: Struggling companies still hiring
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 04, 9:03AM CST
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Bullard: Expectations for summer rate hike "reasonable"
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 30, 8:32AM CST
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