by bondevalue | Sep 23, 2018 | Bank of Japan, Financial News, Macroeconomic news, Sovereign Bonds
The Bank of Japan (“BOJ”) trimmed its buying of bonds due in more than 25 years by 10 billion yen ($88.9 million) to 50 billion yen at its regular operation on 21 September 2018, the first reduction since July. The central bank had said in July that it...
by bondevalue | Sep 17, 2018 | Financial News, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
Yields on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note topped 3% on Friday, 14 September for the first time since 2 August and continued to fall early this week as investors weighed conflicting data on the economy and Federal Reserve policy. Yields have been creeping up...
by bondevalue | Sep 7, 2018 | Financial News, Macroeconomic news
The month of August has been varied for the bond markets with 56.9% of USD bonds in our universe having a positive monthly return (ex-coupon). The remaining 43.1% of bonds have delivered a negative return for investors. The bonds with a negative price return have...
by bondevalue | Aug 27, 2018 | Financial News, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaking at the Kansas City Fed’s annual policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, confirmed that the strength of U.S. economic expansion justifies gradually raising interest rates. This is Powell’s first speech as Fed chief...
by bondevalue | Jul 26, 2018 | European Central Bank, Financial News, Macroeconomic news
The European Central Bank stayed on course to end bond purchases as a trade war between the European Union and U.S. was averted and economic expansion continues to be solid in the euro area. It reiterated continuing policy to buyback 30 billion euros (US$35 billion)...
by bondevalue | Jul 17, 2018 | Financial News, Interest Rate Trends, Macroeconomic news, U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, U.S. Treasury Yield
In his semi-annual testimony to Congress, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reported that the U.S. economy is growing quickly enough to justify continued interest rate increases. Saying that the “unemployment rate is low and expected to fall...
