UBT News and Press, ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury From 09/27/23

2023-09-27 02:05:00 ET Summary Following a hawkish pause, any better-than-expected US economic data could magnify the market’s fears of a higher fed funds rate in 2024. Lower-than-expected UK inflation led to a somewhat surprising pause by the Bank of England last week, fol...

2023-09-25 21:35:00 ET Summary The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement seemed dovish, at first, but then the FOMC signaled that one more Fed rate hike was not only possible, but likely. Crude oil prices have risen 30% since June, as fears of further supply shortages per...

2023-09-25 20:21:00 ET Summary Bond yields, which have been stagnant since peaking last October, finally broke above the trading range they’ve been in for all that time. Interest rates will peak at some point. When they do, it may or may not coincide with the onset of reces...

2023-09-23 01:40:00 ET Summary The Fed held rates steady at their September meeting, and, as evidenced by the latest dot plot, left the door open for another rate hike this year. However, FOMC member projections are rarely a reliable tracing of the actual Fed policy path. Inve...

2023-09-22 23:50:00 ET Summary The Fed holds steady, now what? The case for bonds, even after a difficult year. The resilience of the U.S. economy. Brad Simpson, Chief Wealth Strategist at TD Wealth, speaks with Greg Bonnell about the latest U.S. Federal Reserve inte...

2023-09-22 14:30:00 ET Summary Incoming data convinced the Committee that rates would stay higher for longer, through 2025. The price data, in particular, combined with information on aggregate CPI and PCE, suggests that prices are still increasing, albeit at a slower pace. Th...

2023-09-22 10:45:00 ET Summary The collective wisdom of the bond market for much of this year has been betting that interest rates would soon peak and fall. By some accounts, the Fed appears to be on a path to leave rates higher for longer. The good news for investors is that ...

2023-09-22 06:45:00 ET Summary During the '70s, the Federal Reserve was entrenched in an inflation fight. While wages did rise sharply over the last couple of years, such was a function of the economic shutdown, which created a supply/demand gap in the employment matrix. The F...

2023-09-21 21:30:00 ET Summary The Fed’s September 2023 decision not to change interest rates highlights two problems in monetary policy: time lags and uncertainty of economic models and forecasts. The good news is that we have more non-government data sources than ever bef...

2023-09-21 11:20:00 ET Summary Fed kept interest rates on hold in its September meeting but went out of its way to signal that the neutral interest rate is likely higher than the central bank has indicated so far. The Fed’s new “Summary of Economic Projections”...