IGOV News and Press, iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond From 07/07/19

It used to be that the central banks were part of the markets, all of the markets. It used to be the consensus viewpoint that they had a large influence on the short end of the Yield Curve but not on the long end of the Yield Curve. It used to be, as exemplified by the "Bond Vigilantes," that ...

By Kathy A Jones No matter what kind of bond you own, its price and yield are going to be influenced by a number of risk factors: the direction of interest rates, inflation expectations and the credit of the issuer being the most prominent among them. When you invest in international bonds...

Negative yields on bonds are back with a vengeance. The five-year German government bond yield reached an all-time low of ‑0.69% after European Central Bank ((ECB)) President Mario Draghi delivered a dovish speech on June 18, indicating that the ECB could provide additional stimulus if ...

By Kristina Hooper , Chief Global Market Strategist All eyes will be on this week's US Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting - especially the statement (whether the central bank will retain its "patient" stance) and the "dot plot" (which charts the outlook for interest rates). The June 18-19 Fed ...

By OpenMarkets Along with the Federal Reserve meeting this week come meetings from the Bank of Japan and the Bank of England. All of these gatherings will determine global interest rates for some time to come. Jack Bouroudjian discusses how that affects markets and the search for yiel...

ECB boss Mario Draghi overnight suggested conditions could warrant another rate cut or further QE. The comments sent European shares and U.S. futures higher, but the really big action is being seen in interest rates. More news on: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, ProShares UltraShort ...

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The bond market seesaw continues. Following April's increases, yields for 10-year government bonds fell in May amid trade tensions, economic and monetary uncertainty, and political drama, with most sinking by double digits. The U.S. Treasury 10-year mid-yield plunged by 36.5 basis points, tr...

Posted by Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist on June 10, 2019, in Market & Economic Weekly Market Compass: US cancels its tariffs on Mexico, China warns against traveling to the US, and central banks appear more open to accommodation A collective sigh of reli...

In case you missed it, the rate cuts have already started. They actually began last year among the major economies in India. If we are counting only DM countries, then Australia and New Zealand are first out of the gate; the latter smaller country beating the larger former by around a month. I...