UBT News and Press, ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury From 07/24/23

2023-07-24 23:27:00 ET Summary After dropping over 2% last week, the US Dollar rebounded some to take it back above its Bollinger band. As for the 10-year Treasury yield, its uptrend remains on track, both in the short and intermediate term, this following last week’s close...

2023-07-24 22:24:00 ET Summary Equity and fixed income markets experienced heightened volatility amid the Q2 debt-ceiling saga, while currency and derivatives markets were mostly unaffected. Regional banks struggled in Q2, with deposits and witnessed credit spreads widening by 100...

2023-07-24 21:44:00 ET Summary We believe the five primary economic and market signals that provide perspective on where we go from here are GDP growth, earnings, interest rates, inflation and central bank policy. While some argue that elevated inflation remains a primary concern ...

2023-07-24 05:37:00 ET Summary Markets assume that a 25 bps rate increase at the FOMC’s meeting next Wednesday will wrap up the Fed’s tightening cycle. The S&P 500 increased 0.7% (up 18.1% y-t-d), and the Dow jumped 2.1% (up 6.3%). Federal Reserve Credit decl...

2023-07-21 08:00:00 ET Summary The cyclical "inflation" up-swings and down-swings should become evident in commodity prices first and consumer prices last. While this price deflation could be viewed as a positive by those who are not within the ranks of the directly affected produ...

2023-07-21 07:45:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve is set to resume its policy tightening on 26 July. Inflation is moderating but remains well above target, and with a tight jobs market and resilient activity, officials may feel they can't take any chances. The Fed will contin...

2023-07-21 07:44:00 ET Summary Most of the past month has been dominated by bond buying, typically long-duration in nature. The same has been seen in corporates, and there has also been a decent bid into high-yield bonds. A glance at total return year-to-date show some impressive ...

2023-07-19 21:37:00 ET Summary Strong equity returns in recent months reflect a shift in market focus towards the AI theme, earnings, and growth potential over the inflation and rates narrative. Market pricing is currently most aligned with a soft-landing economic scenario. Altern...

2023-07-19 21:05:00 ET Summary More good news on the inflation front: the Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew by only 0.2 percent in June. That corresponds to a 2.2 percent continuously compounded annual inflation rate, which is less than the 3.0 percent average rate over the last 12 ...

2023-07-19 09:02:00 ET Summary Although central banks slashed benchmark rates to zero by December 2008 and pumped unprecedented liquidity (QE), financial markets tanked until March 2009. The US Fed will likely pause its tightening efforts soon. But the economic cycle and stock mar...