by bondevalue | Jun 3, 2019 | Interest Rate Trends
U.S. fed funds futures contracts extended their rally and are currently indicating more than half a percentage point of interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve. Several U.S. primary dealers corroborate these numbers with their prediction of rate cuts in...
by bondevalue | May 20, 2019 | Interest Rate Trends
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said during a Bloomberg Television interview that he does not think U.S. monetary policy needs to be adjusted, and that the scales are neither tilted towards an interest-rate increase or cut. He elaborated that...
by bondevalue | Mar 11, 2019 | European Central Bank
The European Central Bank launched a new round of cheap loans to support troubled banks and postponed interest rate hikes to at least the end of 2019, months later than previously indicated, in efforts to spark growth in the eurozone. As a result, German bonds soared...
by bondevalue | Feb 21, 2019 | Interest Rate Trends
In the minutes to their January 29-30th meeting, Federal Reserve officials showed uncertainty towards the direction of interest rates in 2019 while widely favouring the end of the reduction in the central bank’s balance sheet. Launched as an emergency measure...
by bondevalue | Jan 4, 2019 | Interest Rate Trends
The benchmark 10-year U.S. government bond hit an 11-month low on 2 January of 2.62%, beginning the year down nearly 50% from its 2018 high of 3.25%, amid concerns about a global growth slowdown. Investors had switched into safe-haven investments like Treasuries and...
