sovereign debt yields
April in Figures
May 1, 2019
The first-quarter rebound in share prices continued in April at pretty much the same pace of climb but with British stocks lagging somewhat. Central bank interest rates were not changed during the month in the U.S., Euroland, Great Britain, Japan, or Switzerland. U.S. President Trump sustained his tweeting campaign, urging the Fed to cut rates […] More
March and First Quarter 2019 in Figures
March 30, 2019
The table below documents changes in key market variables during March and the first quarter of 2019. Sharply reduced sovereign debt yields in both time intervals amidst slowing global growth and lessening inflation were a driving force behind other markets as well. Equities benefited but not nearly as much in March when the U.S. yield […] More
April in Figures
April 29, 2017
In April, ten-year sovereign debt yields fell a little more sharply in the United States than other economies, but the dollar was mixed, falling against the euro, sterling, and Swiss franc but not the yen. The dollar advanced solidly against commodity-sensitive currencies, and West Texas Intermediate crude oil slipped back below the $50 per barrel […] More
Stocks, Bond Yields and Dollar Down But Gold Strengthens Further
February 24, 2017
Investors turned cautious as the third full week of February wound down. The dollar has lost 0.4% against the Aussie dollar, 0.3% relative to the yen and euro and 0.2% vis-a-vis the Swiss franc. The yuan, loonie and sterling are unchanged against the greenback. Share prices fell 1.0% in Hong Kong, 0.7% in Singapore, 0.6% […] More
Sovereign Debt Yields Fall Further Despite FOMC Minutes
February 23, 2017
10-year sovereign debt yields are down 5 basis points in The Netherlands, 4 bps in France (helped by a Macron/Bayrou political agreement to support one another against the Far Right), 3 bps in Britain, and 2 bps in the U.S. and Germany. Minutes from the FOMC meeting of January 31/February 01 reveal a widely held […] More
Significant Further Drop in Sovereign Debt Yields
February 8, 2017
Ten-year sovereign debt yields are down five basis points in Germany, Spain, Italy and the U.K. and by 3 bps in U.S. Treasury futures. The dollar firmed 0.1% against the euro overnight but is otherwise slightly lower, having slipped 0.4% against the yen, 0.3% relative to the Canadian currency and Mexican peso, 0.2% against the […] More
December and 2016 in Figures
December 31, 2016
Although the federal funds rate was raised three fewer times in 2016 than many U.S. monetary officials were expecting a year ago, short-term interest rate differential moved significantly more in favor of U.S. assets over the course of the year. This shift was reflected in 10-year bond yield spreads between the United States and both […] More
Dollar Strengthens, Bond Prices and Mexican Peso Fall
November 10, 2016
Large protests against the U.S. election results erupted in several U.S. cities overnight, including N.Y.C., Chicago, Oakland and Seattle. President-Elect Trump will travel today to Washington to meet President Obama at the White House to begin the transition of administrations. On the premise of a more stimulative U.S. fiscal policy, a likely federal funds rate […] More
Weaker Dollar, Bonds and Stocks on Fresh Wave of Risk Aversion
May 12, 2015
The dollar fell overnight by 1.2% against the Swiss franc, 1.1% versus the Australian dollar, 1.0% vis-a-a-vis the euro, 0.7% relative to sterling, and 0.6% against the kiwi. The dollar also rose 0.2% against the loonie, held flat against the yuan and edged only 0.1% lower vis-a-vis the Japanese yen. Share prices fell 2.3% in […] More
July in Figures
July 31, 2012
European interest rates fell sharply at the short and long end in July. The U.S. yield curve flattened. The dollar fell against commodity-sensitive currencies and the yen, advanced against the euro and Swiss franc, and closed virtually unchanged against sterling and the Chinese yuan. Net movements in oil and gold prices were comparatively small especially […] More
